Quote Originally Posted by NeoSpartan
After the death of Emperor Commodus in 192 AD, the Roman empire began its slow decline.

It was during this slow decline that the Roman Heavy Infantry began to decline. 1st Lorica went out the window, the shild was made smaller, the sword was changed, the pila was tossed, etc. In the end the Roman Infrantryman end up with a helment, an oval shield, a spear, NO/LITTLE ARMOR and a Spatha (replacing the Gladuis).
Yes, thankyou, I'm aware of all that. However the Lorica Segmentata dissapears around the time of Commodus' death and the decline does not begin until after the death of Septimus Severus. Or rather the final decline does not begin until then. In point of fact the Roman military had been in decline from the time of Marius.

Sorry buddy what you are doing here ur messing with the Definition of a Plate, and nothing more. Lorica Segmentata IS plate armomr (same as the Cuirass, and the later Plater Armor used in Medieval times). The difference is that Lorica Segmentata employes SEVERAL plates instead of just 2 (front and back).
It is not plate armour in the same sence as a breast and back plate, it opperates on different principles and the various plates are only 0.7mm thick. In point of fact it is never considered to be "plate" in the same sense as a breastplate, it is usually considered to be more closely related to scale, because it operates on the same basic principle.

Qoute by Foot.
"But if it was such a great technological advance then why did it cease from use? If it had all these great qualities then why did they keep using mail, if mail was more expensive, took longer to make etc. But it was mail that lasted through the centuries not LS, that is a question that must be answered also.

Foot"

The knowledge of how to do it was lost, as well as the knowledge for interior pluming, aqueducts, stone roofs, arches, etc. etc. It was all "rediscovered" in the centuries following the Dark Ages. Exept plate armor used Riveted Plates instead of Leather to allow the wearer to move.
When does anything akin to Lorica Segmentata re-appear, or anything like it?