Found in Bonn, Germany, the chainmail shows how the Roman army operated when supplies were scarce.
: Detail of the Great Ludovisi Sarcophagus , mid third-century CE, depicting a standard-bearer in a short-sleeved mail coat . Right: Digital reconstruction of a mail coat from Vimose , second half of the second century to early third century CE .An exceptionally preserved 30-pound Roman chainmail, found in 2012 in Bonn, Germany, reveals how ancient soldiers repaired and recycled their armor when they had to take matters into their own hands to be ready for combat.
After all, the Roman army was a terribly efficient machine that “demanded huge amounts of material and complex supply mechanisms,” wrote authors in a recent study published in Until now, how the Roman army maintained its equipment at such disparate locations remained a mystery, with growing evidence suggesting that they operated independently, but how? , a small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort, has finally shed light on this unknown aspect of the Roman Empire’s military prowess along...
Beginning with X-ray and high-resolution CT scans, archaeologists penetrated the hunk of metal without damaging it. They could identify not one but four different mail coats. Study authors suspect that the Roman army recycled their metal equipment in various ways, but iron mail armor could not be melted down due to the tiny linked rings that make up the design.
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