Quote Originally Posted by antisocialmunky View Post
It is theorized that the shoulder guards are designed to reduce kick if the soldier is hit by the torsion arm of a ballistae. I can't cite it for you but it came up in another LS topic.
If only members of the artillery sections used the Lorica Segmentata, then why does Trajan's column and a multitude of other similar monuments show the common infantryman wearing it? Besides archaeology and period writings, art is very important to tying the pieces together, and cannot be excluded as a source.