CLST 101 Lecture Notes - Lares, Plywood, Roman Navy

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 101
• Professor: Christina Zaccagnino

Document Summary

Shields: all have boss in the middle, shields are made of plywood and leather. Hard to find full shield: late empire smaller shields, about 5 cms, a couple of incices thick, because soldiers were constantly walking needed lighter shields. Screen clipping taken: 05/02/2013 9:34 pm: later longer swords used, used for stabbing not slashing. Soldiers of the later empire wore/had: trousers (adopted from the north, pilla (spear, shield (with christian symbol, different kind of helmet. When marching standard bearers: made with different circular elements, always had an eagle (power, at top had a hand, bearers wore animal skins on head. How did they fight: first line threw pilla, moved forward protecting body with shield and sword, power of the stab can hit the internal organs. Only way to be sure to kill: 2nd lines throwing pillas over the heads of the first lines and then advancing, use testudo (tortoise) formation when attacking cities.