Parma (weapon)
The Parma was a shield that was mainly used by the auxiliary forces in ancient Rome .
description
In contrast to the scutum , the shield of a legionnaire in the army , a Parma was not curved, but flat and round or oval in shape. In the republican times the parma was worn by the lightly armed velites , in the imperial times by the members of the auxiliary troops . In addition, the Parma was used by the cavalry. The small shield of the Thraex , a genus of gladiators , was also called Parma.
literature
- Dagmar Hüpper-Dröge, Schild und Speer: Weapons and their designations in the early Middle Ages , Verlag P. Lang, 1983, ISBN 978-3-8204-7596-8