
Originally Posted by
Ludens
That would make 1 in 4 legionaries wear LS, a rather high percentage since only one suit has been recovered from the Augustean era (accepting, for the sake of the argument, that it was indeed from the battle of Teutoburger forest). Also, it's not sure that it would have been worn by a legionary. IIRC LS has been found more often in contexts associated with Roman auxillaries rather than true legions.
If you ask me, that's still stretching it for the sake of including a LS.
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