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Roman archers wearing lorica segmentata
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On a purely practical point the shoulder guards would tend to snag the bowstring as you shot, so mail would be prefered - although saying that as has been pointed out above, its not impossible.

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Adam Rudling
The Vicus - recreating life in 1st Century Britain
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Re: Roman archers wearing lorica segmentata - by ARudling - 11-01-2005, 11:02 AM
Re: Roman archers wearing lorica segmentata - by GreenArrow - 12-13-2005, 07:52 PM
Archery and Armour - by Paullus Scipio - 12-01-2007, 01:37 AM
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