Barrack Room and Roman Armour DC Amends

Vising the Barrack Room

How it works: Safety First!  You only have 15—20 minutes in the  Two adults must be present at barrack room. all mes.  Press the buon to listen to a Roman  Do not sit on the top bunks. soldier.  Children can only wear the  Aer listening, help the children to try child-size armour & helmets. on the child-size armour. There are eight

sets of armour.

Useful informaon:

This is a reconstructed barrack room based on the real Roman ruins that are near the Amphitheatre.

 Eight soldiers slept in a room this size.

 Soldiers slept on straw maresses with a blanket but no pillows.

 They may have used a ﬁre for warmth and candles or oil lamps for lighng.

 Soldiers stored their weapons and armour in the outer room.

 Soldiers would prepare some food in this room but most was cooked in large communal ovens.

A Roman Legionary Soldier’s kit:

 Tunic - made of wool and worn on top of a linen undershirt.

 Balteus (belt) - with studded leather strips.

 Pugio (dagger) - used as a mul-purpose tool as well as a weapon.

 Caligae (boots) - made of leather with metal studs for gripping on the grass.

 Lorica Segmentata (segmented armour) - made from iron strips and leather. Protects the body but oﬀers ﬂexible movement in bale.

 Galea (helmet) - worn with a padded cap underneath. Protects whilst allowing the solider good vision and the ability to listen for commands. Some helmets had ﬁngs to aach crests or plumes.

 Pila (javelins) - soldiers carried two of these to throw at the enemy.

 Gladius (sword) - worn on the right hand side of the body. Even le-handed soldiers had to learn to ﬁght with their right hand.

 Scutum (shield) - curved to ﬁt the body and held in the le hand. Decorated with paint. Roman Legionary Soldier

Galea (helmet)

Pilum (javelin) Pilum (javelin) Galea (helmet)

LoricaLorica Segmentata Segmentata (segmented armour) Tunic (segmented armour) Tunic

Balteus (belt)

Gladius (sword) Balteus (belt) Gladius Scutum (shield) (sword) Apron Scutum (shield)

CaligaeCalligae (sandals) (sandals)