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In some parts of Italy the scutum had been used since pre-historical times. [6] Polybius gave a description of the early second-century scutum BC: [7] The Roman panoply consists firstly of a shield (scutum), the convex surface of which measures 2.5 ft (76 cm) in width and 4 ft (120 cm) in length, the thickness at the rim being a palm's breadth ...
Scutum (plural scuta): A hardened (sclerotized) plate on the abdomen of some spiders Secondary eye : An eye belonging to the three pairs – anterior lateral eyes (ALE), posterior median eyes (PME) and posterior lateral eyes (PLE) – that are primarily movement detectors and have the light-detecting units (rhabdomeres) pointing away from the ...
"Scuta" is the plural of the Latin word "scutum" and means "shield". It is used for the following: Scutum (shield), the Roman shield; Scute, a zootomical term; See also
A scutum is a design of Roman shield. Scutum may also refer to: Scutum (constellation) Scute, a zootomical term; Scutum, a sharp bony spur at Prussak's space of the ear
They are distinguished from the Argasidae by the presence of a scutum. [2] In both the nymph and the adult, a prominent gnathosoma (or capitulum, mouth and feeding parts) projects forward from the animal's body; in the Argasidae, conversely, the gnathosoma is concealed beneath the body.
Scutum is a small constellation. Its name is Latin for shield , and it was originally named Scutum Sobiescianum by Johannes Hevelius in 1684. Located just south of the celestial equator , its four brightest stars form a narrow diamond shape.
In Latin, the shield was called a scutum—where the name scutarius comes from. Due to having a large shield, scutarii would wear shin armour (ocrea) on their shield leg. This piece of armour would be smaller than the two ocreae worn by parmularii, who carried a smaller, though still somewhat large, shield. Scutarii also usually carried short ...
The distinctive shape was designed to get around the sides of an opponent's shield, and stab or slash them in the back. Since the thraex gladiator's usual opponent was the scutum (large shield) carrying murmillo gladiator, such a weapon as the sica was necessary to make the duel more even and exciting. [citation needed]