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  2. Ancient Roman military clothing - Wikipedia

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    The focale, a scarf worn by the Roman legionary to protect the neck from chafing caused by constant contact with the soldier's armor; The loculus, a satchel, carried by legionaries as a part of their sarcina (marching pack) The paludamentum, a cloak

  3. All or nothing (armor) - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, a warship's armor system was designed both separately from, and after, the design layout. The design and location of various component subsystems (propulsion, steering, fuel storage and management, communications, range-finding, etc.) were laid out and designed in a manner that presented the most efficient and economical utilization of the hull's displacement.

  4. Scale armour - Wikipedia

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    Coat covered with gold-decorated scales of the pangolin. India, Rajasthan, early 19th century. Dacian scale armour on Trajan's column.. Scale armour is an early form of armour consisting of many individual small armour scales (plates) of various shapes attached to each other and to a backing of cloth or leather in overlapping rows. [1]

  5. Cloak - Wikipedia

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    A cloak is a type of loose garment worn over clothing, mostly but not always as outerwear for outdoor wear, serving the same purpose as an overcoat, protecting the wearer from the weather. It may form part of a uniform. [1] People in many different societies may wear cloaks. Over time cloak designs have changed to match fashion and available ...

  6. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    Armor of Achilles, created by Hephaestus and said to be impenetrable. (Greek mythology) Armor of Beowulf, a mail shirt made by Wayland the Smith. (Anglo-Saxon mythology) Armor of Örvar-Oddr, an impenetrable "silken mailcoat". (Norse mythology) Babr-e Bayan, a suit of armor that Rostam wore in wars described in the Persian epic Shahnameh. The ...

  7. Mircea (ship) - Wikipedia

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    The bow figurehead of the ship. On 22 September 1938, the ship was launched and named Mircea after its predecessor NMS Mircea.The name of the ship comes from Voivode Mircea the Elder, who ruled Wallachia between 1386 and 1418, under whose reign the local navigation and the trade carried out at sea experienced great development, with Wallachian ships sailing not only in the Black Sea but also ...

  8. Coronation cloak - Wikipedia

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    The Coronation cloak or pluviale (Latin for mantle) was one of the Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire and was the main piece of the coronation regalia of the Roman-German emperors.

  9. Horo (cloak) - Wikipedia

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    Horo were used as far back as the Kamakura period (1185–1333). [4] When inflated the horo was said to protect the wearer from arrows shot from the side and from behind. [5] [6] [1] This was tested in the Ancient Discoveries episode "Ancient Special Forces" (Episode 6 of Season 8) and found to be surprisingly effective at stopping arrows (shot from a period-appropriate Japanese bow) before ...