The appearance of the Legionary infantryman at the time of the emperors Antonini does not seem too detached from tradition, but some details are beginning to show a transformation that will continue for decades to come.
The sheath of the sword loses the attack to four rings, the earlier tradition, in favor of a clevis which passes into the central diagonal of the suspension. The metal end is not square but more pointed and only slightly rounded, the hilt shows a building with metal ring changed from the Sarmatian people.
The helmet is an Italian production of the Imperial model, from the eaves rather deep and has introduced cross-bracing to the time of the Dacian Wars of emperor Trajan. The use of boots instead of the classic Calig spreads more and the adoption of protective elements of felt or leather ankle. On the opposite side of the rich hangings military belts are shorter and less decorated as well as the metal elements of the belt. The construction of the armor segments evolved in the direction of greater simplicity and structural strength, thus decreasing the elements and the complexity of the couplings.
Also with regard to the appearance of the knight seems to have changed little, except a general simplification. The armor of chain mail or flakes of bronze hanno perso la mantellina a favore di una estensione a copertura delle spalle, gli elmi dai raffinati decori sono destinati solo a soggetti di rango e la grande produzione è costituita da un modello estremamente protettivo e funzionale quanto privo di decori...modello che verrà adottato di li a poco anche dalla fanteria, quando la produzione dei raffinati elmi imperiali si farà sempre più rara per poi cessare del tutto .
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