Historical terms

Historical terms

Here you will find descriptions for the armours and weapons that appear in Total War: ARENA.

  Armour

C

The (Muscle) Cuirass - was made to mimic an idealized human physique.

D

Disc armour - The triple-disc, more commenly known as a Samnite cuirass, is most likely inspired by the single-disc armour.

G

Greave - A piece of armour that protects the lower leg.

H

Helmets - From the age of the Akkadians and up to now, the helmet have had one job, protecting the wears head.

L

Linothorax - The armour used from ancient Greeks to the last of the Hellenic kingdoms.

Lorica Segmentata - the world famouse Roman armour that with an armoured sleeve can be turned into a Manica Segmentata

Lorica Squamata - Worn by everyone from standard bearers and musicains to the generals and emperors.

M

Mail - maille, or what is most commenly known as chainmail but no matter the name the 1000s of rings still did the same.

S

Shields - From heros of old to today the shield have been the saviour of many.

W

Warpaint - Thought to give magical protection and used for camouflage warpaint was used to rain terror on the wears enemies.

  Weapons

Swords

Bronze sword/Iron sword - Short or long, bronze or iron, none of that matters as long it kills your enemy.

Falcata - Falcata, an Iberian single edge, cruved sword which filled the Iberians and Carthagigians ranks.

Falx - The Dacian and Thracian weapon that forced Rome to moddify it's helmet.

Gladius - Gladius, plural Gladii, the famous roman weapon.

Spatha - From the Roman Republic to the fall of the Western Roman Empire this blade saw battle from gladiatorial fights to the front at the edge of the Roman world.

Pole arms

Lance - From the back of a horse this spear like weapon is turned into a deadly one.

Pike - Between 3-7,5m this pole arm was used in tight formations from the Macedons to the Swizz Guard but would see it's end to the bayonet.

Spear - Beeing around 400.000 years it's no wonder this simple and easy to make tool found it's way into warfare.

Missile

Archery - Used for over 10.000 years, man turn this hunting tool into deadly weapon.

Javelin - Simillar to the Pila, the javelin is a short spear meant to be thrown at the enemy.

Pilum - Pilum, plural Pila, is the javelin which helped Romans used to conquer the world.

Sling - Thought to be just as old as archery, and no matter what the bullets say do not catch it.