The armor was called “lorica” by the Romans. Ancient Rome had several types of armor, from the simple leather shirt (lorica lintea) to the well-known lorica segmentata from historical movies. The latter kind of armor, made of wide steel plates, became the “calling card” of the Roman army. However, this is a relatively late type of armor, only becoming widespread in the 1st century AD. It is believed that this type of armor, best protecting against sword and spear strikes, started being used during wars with Germanic tribes. At least the earliest fragments of Lorica segmentata were found by archaeologists at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest site, which occurred in 9 AD.
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