Very nice video, excellent presentation and lovely armour mate :)

The existence of this armor has always made me wonder why no one thought of the concept of the Brigandine far sooner.

Another advantage for logistics is modularity. The segmented bands could be made in several standard sizes and assembled to best fit individual legionaries without having to custom size an entire mail shirt or breastplate

3 words why they adopted the segmentata: arrows and spears. The shoulder segments are positioned as they are to receive and repel projectiles falling from above which the scutum does not cover, especially after they encountered enemies with the range and hitting power of composite bows.

How the Hell have I not seen this until over two years since it was posted? How the Hell do you not have more subs? Great vid. New sub, and looking forward to going through your vids.

The lorica segmentata was the reason the shields were reduced in size and became more curved. The lorica segmentata could absorb much harder and shaper blows than the lorica Hamata hence the shields could be reduced in size. This in turn gave greater tactical flexibility to the cohort and individual flexibility to legionnaires.

Nice video, well explained. Greetings from the province of Hispania.

I really love how well-organized your thoughts are. I came from watching Metatron, and while he creates a good narrative. Your video is simply better structured. The last few FAQ were very nice, too

Thank you for this video! I"m looking for some context on how parts of the lorica segmentata function for a character design I have been working on. Most importantly for the shoulder armor. The character is a flying polearm (they exist in a fantasy world where living objects and weapons exist, so uh...yeah, a world populated by mimics). I have this idea of how the character's robot-like wings work, but I realized their shoulders needed some protection from aerial attacks from other flying polearms. I really like the look and design of the segmented pieces of the shoulder armor because it looks flexible for flight. Very light, too.

Great video, thanks! Really appreciated the insight at the end with the segmentata being a a symbol of Roman power next to being a piece of equipment. That made me go check out your podcast, keep it up!

One thing that always struck me as strange about this armor is the way its tied up in the front. Won't having one string connecting all of the plates together mean that if it was cut anywhere, the whole armor would be opened up? why didn't they use multiple small strings, one for each pair of loops? That way one of the strings being cut wouldn't loosen all of them.

5:15 It would have been even cooler if you had a post Dacian War helmet as that would have been even better at proving your point. Awesome video.

I always wondered what the Romans used to keep their armor and weapons from rusting.The sides of the neck look exposed on the legionnaire. I wonder why they didn't use neck guards like some of the gladiators for draw or slashing cuts?

I'm a student (currently taking A-Levels) and I love the way that you explain things! Your videos are always so interesting! :)

From the legionaries point of view, it's weight alone would have been a large enough factor to make it a more popular option. If you look at soldiers through all of history, they almost always choose to carry lighter weapons and armor. And the reason behind that is simple. You are carrying these objects around all day, every day, in all conditions. Very rarely are you actually fighting in them though. Ease of carry and weight are crucial even in the modern era for soldiers.

Enjoying your content and been listening on Spotify as well. Good work, particularly like how you cover more of the Republic era which I feel gets forgotten by more mainstream Roman history content creators.

Very good information. Thanks.

Ave! New sub!! I really like ur videos!! I'm practicing roman renaactment too! I'm in Argentina!

Excellent info - thanks !

Love this video .thanks

Considering both this and mail existed at the time, I wonder if any savy legionaries or higher-ranking soldiers realized that they could layer mail underneath their lorica segmentata. It would obviously be an expensive addition to their kit, especially if you are just a conscript or a poorer legionary. Not to mention heavier. But I can't think of a reason why, on a person to person level, someone wouldn't have tried it.

11:07 I didn't expect he would be able to dance salsa.

No doubt constantly wearing armour and training with it would in time mitigate the weight. Even today, the modern infantry man wearing ballistic body armour, webbing and carrying ammunition in pouches, needs training to condition oneself to get used to wearing it.

Who made your lorica segmentata?

I just got a set, thanks for the great info.

Great video, thanks. Where did you get the tunic? I like the bit around the neck.

Good vid - clearly explained!

Good job. I subbed halfway down the video :p

Very well made video kind sir! However, you should note that the upper shoulder plates should be reversed with the pointing bits pointing towards your neck. Based on the Corbrigde Hoard of course!

Hey man, awesome video, well done! I`ve got a question though and I couldn`t find any answers so I thought I could try and ask you: Recently I got myself a Lorica Segmentata "Kalkriese"/Corbridge A, and although I have no trouble with getting it on my shoulders and fastening it, the lower part of the armor doesn`t seem to quite fit since it stays super round and won`t adopt to my body`s shape, especially on the dorsal side. It looks like I`m wearing a can. Do you have any advice? I`m kind of desperate.

Wondering how many ears got lopped off before the ear thing cover was put on the helmet.

Another issue with hamata is that it is susceptible to thrusting weapons such as the spear, or gladius as the rings can be burst asunder. Flaxen Saxon.

I prefer the Hamata, you can put a normal jacket over it, used to walk with full kit at one point in time,

So the plates stack up with each other if you set it down? So if I were to buy this and bend over I wouldn't stab myself in the throat because the plates would collapse as I bent over? So this might actually be the perfect armor to wear if you have to do something like sit in a car?

Cara!! ficou perfeito essa lórica. 👍

Great video mi man! ¿how did it fare against ranged weapons ?

I learned a lot of interesting things. My question is, how do I draw a pattern of segments? Thanks in advance!👋👍🙏✍

Hey, I'm doing a project about the lorica segmentata, and I was wondering if you know of any primary sources written about this armor, or if you could name some sources you looked at for this lesson. Thanks.

What model of Segmentata is this? I have my eye on the Corbridge A and B but can't seem to make up my mind.

which lorica do you recommend. are the indian made ones any good ?

Plate Armor like Lorica Segmentata does one thing very well-it makes a hell of a lot of NOISE! "Metetron" showed us thst just ONE soldier jogging towards you from ca 25-20 yards wearing that armor wo`nt hear you if you bark an order at those distances even if you just say "Testudo!" Now add 99 more soldiers or a Cohort(ca 280) or Legion and you get the idea,,,and add the noise from their studded sandals

Do you have a Newstead style lorica to show?

Another note, unlike maille which is incredibly easy to repurpose for any body type, Segmentata will be a pain unless you have a body similar to the previous owner. And if you lack the advanced roman forges needed to make the steel/iron hybrid plates, you can't repair it either.

I thought I read somewhere that segmentata became prevalent after the Varus disaster. Being easier to create than hamata when you need to quickly create three legions worth of equipment.

Interesting point on denying access to lost loricas. And not only about maintainance, but most enemies would have also had to radically change their fighting style just to fit the newly found armor. BTW, i think you haven't mentioned (or stressed enough) what was probably its greatest strength: piercing resistance. The hamata offers nearly no protection against arrows and tips of any kind, whilst there is nothin better than the segmentata for that job.

Which way was the red plumage worn on the helmet? Sideways, or front-to-back?

How thick are the various plates?

Muito bom, farei uma dessas um dia.

What is your confidence that the ridge on the helmet doesn't serve (and or) the purpose of a similar structure on Medieval breast plates and helmets which has been demonstrated to be quite effective at deflecting arrows which when impacting armored surfaces tend to deflect and travel down the armor at weird angles. (demonstrated clearly on Tod's Workshop channel)

¡Thanks! for the video but I dont speak English. I like it the Roman Lorica Segmentata.

If you didn’t wear it while marching in safe country, how did you carry it?

Could it have helped in the Dacian wars against the falx, which was a hefty slashing sword? Although, I understand the lorica segmentata was introduced before the Dacian wars. Flaxen Saxon.

Why were the segmentata found only where the auxiliary were stationed?

I was wondering about sizing for the lorica segmentata, primarily since I'm a woman with a chest size between 39 - 40. I've found ones that are sized 42" chest, but I've also found one that states "available in chest size 44" but states underneath in brackets "Best suited for chest size 38 - 42". Any help would be great. Also, I've always been a huge fan of the Roman legion and such, and I was wondering what your thoughts were in regards to women re-enacting as Legionnaires and indulge in the extreme training that comes with it. I personally have some military training, I was in the air cadets here in my home town for 6 years so being drilled to the bone was pretty regular, especially before CO parades, or when we'd be on the military base, at summer camp etc. That was between age 12 - 18. We also had "bush weekend" exercises in the middle of nowhere making lean-tos from scratch, digging out fire pits, gathering enough firewood to last the night, which was regarded as that it had to be waist level of the tallest person in your group, and then gather more on top of that, there was some other physical work in that stuff too. I also worked on a farm for about 10 years (which instead of an advancing army coming toward you and your legion backing you up, rounding up cattle is that a herd and half ton animals is running toward you and you gotta step in front of them to steer them where you want to go... alone), so maybe my attraction to the legion and its demanding physical nature, detailed tactics and strategies and such may come from that pushing my body so much since I was 11 years old playing full contact hockey in a male dominated league..

i beg you, if you bought it online send me the link, possibly for both armour and helmet

love it, you need more subs! Maybe reach out to Skallagrim or Scholagladiatoria for a shout out

nice video, but you never mentioned metalurgy

You say it is better vs blunt force and it seems to have come into use as the Germanic tribes started becoming perhaps the gravest threat to Rome. I could be basing my thought on a stereotype but didn't the Germanics use warclubs quite frequently? Could this have been one of the reasons for the segmentata? A warclub being swung over the Roman line formation hitting Roman shoulders could have started becoming a common source of injury/death for the Romans.

Why not add hamata-segments to the underarm area? Or conversely, why not add segmentata-shoulder pieces to a lorica segmentata, if these soldiers would really want that protection

Clever folks those Romans ^^

I wonder how good Roman soldiers would have been at American Football.

Lots of People. Show continuous lacing. Top to bottom. One slash and its burst open. Far better the individual laces the. Guard has. Used. Since the 70s.

Only if the tv shows and movies have a high enough budget and don't do leather armour

Ave romanus 😮.

Mh, you remind me of Tom Hardy, the actor

... Serbian reforms?

Andrew Tate?

could not get past a minute of your voice,

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It´s too big. The slabs are smaller, look more like thicker rigid metal than thin giant curvy sheets

The one that Ben hur use in the old film and in spartacus movies and series that roman centurion uniform from helmet up to body armor looks more realistic. But that sample on this video I think it's for the ordinary roman soldier .

With that kind of armor plating available to even the most lowly rank and file is no wonder the conquered the known world