This was a large curved shield that was adapted from the Italic peoples whom the Romans fought against.

Roman name for shield. Thus the surname Roman would simply have identified the original bearer. The scutum was made by gluing layers of wood together which was then covered with leather. Have you ever seen the picture of a roman shield before.

The shield was called scutum. The original design of a scutum has the convex and oblong shape. In Ancient Roman warfare the testudo or tortoise formation was a type of shield wall formation commonly used by the Roman Legions during battles particularly sieges.

Auxiliary soldiers had a different shaped shield see below. Here I am painting a new oval shield with a design based on shields found at the ruined Roman city of Dura Europus 255-257AD. This holds true today and was true for the soldiers of Rome.

The distinguished surname Roman is of Spanish origin and is derived from the forename of the father of the original bearer. Therefore the gladius was paired with a shield known as a scutum. They differ from the shield patterns of the 2nd century.

Armor is one of the most important part of any soldiers equipment. Download Roman shield stock photos. Earlier on they were oval and flat but at the time of the invasion of Britain AD43 most were rectangular and curved like part of a cylinder.

It was a semi-circular shield designed so that any missiles thrown at the soldier would be deflected to one side. The original design of scutum. Roman History Family Crest Coats of Arms.