scale armor lorica squamata 157280391The lorica squamata, or scale armor, was likely adopted from the Scythians or Sarmatians and was used as early as the 6th century BC. The lorica squamata was a Roman body armor worn by signifiers (standard bearers), aeneatores (trumpet players), centurions, cavalry, auxiliaries, and regular legionaries. Even emperors were sometimes depicted wearing it. During the Dacian Wars, Emperor Trajan had to re equip some soldiers in lorica segmentata with