Roman soldiers created and maintained the magnificent Roman Empire for an incredible length of time. This warrior helped keep Rome safe while spreading Roman culture throughout Europe. Each warrior was equipped with a solid sword, shield, and set of armor to go into battle with. In this article we will show you to to create a set of Roman armor as well as a Roman weapon and shield.
Firstly you will want to build a unique set of armor for yourself. Your Roman soldier armor should be easily recognizable to anybody that sees it. Create a red tunic out of some cloth and find yourself a basic pair of sandals with a sandy color. Then you’ll want to find a metal material to make chain mail out of. You will do this by meshing the metal objects together to form an entire shirt of metal. Round this off with a roman style helmet and you have your full set of Roman soldier armor.
Next you’ll need to come up with the Roman soldier’s prefferred weapon of choice. Roman soldiers typically fought with short stabbing swords, javelins, or tridents. Javelins can easily be purchased from a sporting goods store or created using a long piece of wood. You could also make yourself a sword by putting one long piece of wood together with a shorter piece of wood to make the hilt.
You’ll find that the shields used were round and not quite as large as the usual medieval type shields of the legendary knights. The reason for this was because the Roman soldier needed to be able to march long distances on foot and needed to travel using light equipment. You can create this type of shield with the lid of a trash can and some gold paint. Paint the shield gold and affix a handle on the inside so that you can hold the shield at the ready position.
You can use your Roman sword, Roman armor, and your Roman shield to properly portray a tough Roman soldier. These costumes can be worn to theatrical plays, parties, or even displayed on your wall. Make sure you keep any weapons out of harms way; kids, pets, and weapons do not work well together.
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