Greaves and Vambraces in the rank and file

[Matthew Amt]

Would the Wisby warriors tended to have used shields?

Some at least, though the shields of that time (1356) were about half the size of a Roman scutum.

I'm not saying that Roman legs were never targets, nor that they were not in any danger in battle. I'm just saying that according to all the best evidence--and the best "logic"--greaves were just not common among legionaries c. first century AD.

Valete,

Matthew