El Impacto del Escudo Romano: Conoce el Scutum

⚔️ 57 BC — Caesar’s Campaign Against the Belgae What did the Roman army really look like? The Roman army was a disciplined machine — soldiers wore chainmail or segmented armor, red cloaks, and carried the scutum (rectangular shield) and gladius (short sword). They marched in tight formations, trained for precision, and could build a fortified camp in a single night. Where were they fighting? These legions marched deep into northern Gaul (modern-day Belgium, northern France, southern Netherlands,