How to measure your foot to make your tailored shoes

Ph. Martina Cammerata As you may already know, we have on Res Bellica's catalogue several pieces made on request, and we can also make custom made products, absent from our store. Among these products, there are also shoes. How to take…

Spangenhelm type Leiden. May you use it for the 4th century?

If you're a 4th century reenactor, particularly if you're working a Roman infantryman impression, almost surely your first choice will be a light ridge helmet (put it simple, a type Intercisa). However, maybe you're looking for an alternative,…

"Storming Saguntum!": a libo-phoenician infantryman (ca. 220 BC).

The impression you're going to read about was sent to us by our customer Thibault, from the project "Make Carthage Great Again", which we thank a lot for sharing this text to be published in our blog. Enjoy the reading! "This impression…

Scutum legionis. Appearance and decoration of the shields of Roman legionaries in the Middle Republican era

Reconstructing the appearance of the Roman legionaries in the Middle Republican era is anything but simple and obvious, given that the iconographic sources of Roman origin of the period are decidedly scarce: tomb frescoes are very rare, almost…