From Roman "fish scale" armor to Japanese samurai suits, these examples of battle armor were designed to protect and impress. Some suits of armor were designed to impress rather than to protect ...

An “incredibly rare” piece of Roman armour from the second century has been reconstructed from dozens of fragments. The brass arm guard, owned by National Museums Scotland, will be seen for ...

From the stiffened linen of ancient warriors, to the flexible chain mail of Roman soldiers, to the gleaming plate armor of ...