Late-Roman Scuta

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That certainly seems to have been the case during the early empire, with no apparent standardisation of shield shapes (to judge from grave stelae) and no clear references to any one colour being preferred over others for tunics, despite what some might try to claim. Cloak colour may have been more significant, throughout the life of the empire and far beyond. For late Imperial shield shapes I doubt that that there was the strict standardisation which we expect in products today but I do wonder whether there was significance in whether the shield was flat or dished. As I said above, there does not seem to have been any obvious standardisation of exact shield shapes during the early Empire (or probably late Republic) but there does seem to have been significance in whether the shied was curved or flat. Food for thought?<br>
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