Stiff cuticles are simple to recognize, and loricate genera can often be recognized based upon lorica shape alone. |
This segmented armour provided good protection for vital areas, but did not cover as much of the body as lorica hamata or chainmail. |
Marcus assisted Vandal in putting on what he called the lorica segmentata, the main part of amour that protected the torso. |
The lorica is swollen posteriorly, narrowest at the oral margin, bent on its axis and is supported on a short stalk. |
The legionary soldiers based at Exeter wore a type of body armour called lorica segmentata made from strips of iron, leather straps and copper alloy fittings. |
The abdomen is usually covered with a thin lorica with many folds. |