2016年1月3日 · Various surviving copies of the so-called Notitia Dignitatum, the "List of Offices" or better, the "Register of Dignitaries", include pictures showing the shield patterns of hundreds of units in the Roman army as it existed around the start of the 5th century AD.

2024年5月29日 · English: This is a collection of Roman shield patterns. The source is Notitia Dignitatum, an early 5th century document reporting civil and military officers of the Roman Empire.

The Roman panoply consists firstly of a shield (scutum), the convex surface of which measures 2.5 ft (76 cm) in width and 4 ft (120 cm) in length, the thickness at the rim being a palm's breadth. It is made of two planks glued together, the outer surface being then covered first with canvas and then with calfskin.

2002年12月28日 · Evidence for this comes from comparing the extremely elaborately decoratied 3rd century shields discovered at Dura Europas, and seemingly belonging to auxiliary garrison units, with the simple cross depicted at Apamea for Legio II Parthica, and also the relatively simple shield patterns depicted in the bathhouse at Alba outside Rome and also ...

The Notitia dignitatum et administrationum omnium tam civilium quam militarium (Latin for 'List of all dignities and administrations both civil and military') is a document of the Late Roman Empire that details the administrative organization of the Western and the Eastern Roman Empire.

2016年7月8日 · This is a collection of Roman shield patterns. The source is the Notitia Dignitatum, an early 5th century document reporting civil and military officers of the Roman Empire. Images of this gallery are in the Category:Shield patterns of ancient Rome category.

2024年5月26日 · Far from simple slabs of wood, Roman shields were advanced military technology for their time, designed to provide maximum protection while adapting to different combat scenarios. In this in-depth guide, we‘ll explore the major types of Roman shields and how they helped shape one of the most formidable fighting forces in history.

2016年1月17日 · The units' shield patterns are first illustrated below from top to bottom, left to right, in the order given above, using the Bodleian manuscript pictures, except that only one pattern is given for the (two) Mattiaci unit(s); the three contiguous units Exculcatores seniores (98/9.48), Sagittarii Tungri (98/9.49), and Exculcatores iuniores (98/9 ...

2025年1月18日 · Shield Design and Construction. Roman shields were typically made from wood, with metal reinforcement and a leather or metal rim. The scutum, for example, was constructed from three layers of wood, glued together and covered with a layer of canvas or leather.The shield’s surface was often decorated with intricate designs and patterns, which served both practical and symbolic purposes.

Roman Shields. There were many kinds of Roman shields used by legionaries (soldiers). Earlier on they were oval and flat, but at the time of the invasion of Britain (AD43) most were rectangular and curved, like part of a cylinder. This shield is called a scutum. Auxiliary soldiers had a different shaped shield (see below).