It is the shield Romans used in battle, also know as a Scutum. They are in three shapes rectangular,oval, and circular.
Roman, or any type of shield, is used for protection. Protection of the body is its primary purpose although it can also be used as a pushing or thrusting weapon in certain circumstances.
Roman shield were the shields of the army of the ancient Romans.
shields were used by soldiers in all ancient civilisations and in the Middle Ages as protections against enemy swords, spears and javelins.
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Because most people are right handed, and use the sword in their right hand because it is their stronger arm. It's also something to do with them believing left hander's were sorta inferior, and the left side being called the sinister side. a left hander in a shield wall ruined the entire setup, because a roman shield wall meant covering yourself and your mate in equal measure. By A 13 year old kid.
They were made to defend Roman people as well as to make formations such as turtoise.
Roman soldiers protected themselves from arrows by locking shields with the people next to them (first row of soldiers). Then, the row behind them locked shields and held them over the heads of the first row. The third row back locked shields and held them straight up, forming a nearly impenetrable wall. This formation was called the Tortoise, because of the likeness to a tortoise's shell.
Roman shields were used in battle to protect from arrows and swords etc.
The long Roman shields were used for the same purposes as the smaller rounded ones, or any other shield for that matter----protection.The long Roman shields were used for the same purposes as the smaller rounded ones, or any other shield for that matter----protection.The long Roman shields were used for the same purposes as the smaller rounded ones, or any other shield for that matter----protection.The long Roman shields were used for the same purposes as the smaller rounded ones, or any other shield for that matter----protection.The long Roman shields were used for the same purposes as the smaller rounded ones, or any other shield for that matter----protection.The long Roman shields were used for the same purposes as the smaller rounded ones, or any other shield for that matter----protection.The long Roman shields were used for the same purposes as the smaller rounded ones, or any other shield for that matter----protection.The long Roman shields were used for the same purposes as the smaller rounded ones, or any other shield for that matter----protection.The long Roman shields were used for the same purposes as the smaller rounded ones, or any other shield for that matter----protection.
Roman shields are made from lava rock and stone.
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Roman shields, like all other Roman weapons and protective gear, were made in the various armories scattered throughout the empire.
Because most people are right handed, and use the sword in their right hand because it is their stronger arm. It's also something to do with them believing left hander's were sorta inferior, and the left side being called the sinister side. a left hander in a shield wall ruined the entire setup, because a roman shield wall meant covering yourself and your mate in equal measure. By A 13 year old kid.
A Roman soldier's shield was called a scutum.
Roman shields as well as the other military equipment was made by workers in the armories which were scattered throughout the empire.
There is no given year that marks the beginning of the use of a shield, Roman or otherwise. The shield is as old as warfare itself. The Roman used their shields all during their prominence and when the empire fell, the medieval knights used shields until gunpowder made them obsolete.
It was a strategy used by roman legion's, it was commonly called a shield wall
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They were made to defend Roman people as well as to make formations such as turtoise.
It was called a tortoise because they walked in a pack of nine and had all of their shields surrounding them in like a box shape, so that is why they called it a tortoise.
Roman soldiers protected themselves from arrows by locking shields with the people next to them (first row of soldiers). Then, the row behind them locked shields and held them over the heads of the first row. The third row back locked shields and held them straight up, forming a nearly impenetrable wall. This formation was called the Tortoise, because of the likeness to a tortoise's shell.