08-10-2016, 08:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-10-2016, 08:36 AM by Dan Howard.)
Applying a modern mindset to ancient cultures rarely proves fruitful. There are plenty of surviving examples of mail with integrated liners all over the world. In some cultures such as Japan, pretty much all of their mail was lined. Its practicality can't be disputed. The only contention is how common it was for the Romans.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books