Panoply and Identity during the Roman Republic
MJ Taylor - Papers of the British School at Rome, 2020 - cambridge.org
Papers of the British School at Rome, 2020•cambridge.org
This paper examines how the Romans in the early Republic adopted Celtic panoply, in the
process abandoning Greek-style hoplite equipment. The first part details the Celtic aspects
of the major pieces of Rome's new military equipment: La Tène sword, oval shield (scutum),
javelin (pilum), mail armour and Montefortino helmet. The next section seeks possible
military and cultural explanations for this transition, suggesting among other factors that the
new kit may have been driven by increased recruitment from beyond the narrow hoplite …
process abandoning Greek-style hoplite equipment. The first part details the Celtic aspects
of the major pieces of Rome's new military equipment: La Tène sword, oval shield (scutum),
javelin (pilum), mail armour and Montefortino helmet. The next section seeks possible
military and cultural explanations for this transition, suggesting among other factors that the
new kit may have been driven by increased recruitment from beyond the narrow hoplite …
This paper examines how the Romans in the early Republic adopted Celtic panoply, in the process abandoning Greek-style hoplite equipment. The first part details the Celtic aspects of the major pieces of Rome's new military equipment: La Tène sword, oval shield (scutum), javelin (pilum), mail armour and Montefortino helmet. The next section seeks possible military and cultural explanations for this transition, suggesting among other factors that the new kit may have been driven by increased recruitment from beyond the narrow hoplite class. The panoply eventually coalesced into a symbol of specifically Roman identity, especially as the Romans deployed distinctively equipped armies into Magna Graecia and the Hellenistic East.
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