...because those parts of the scutum are the thinnest already and thus don't have the bulk of the mass. So while it ought to be lighter, I'd guess it's not massively so - and taking 20% of the mass off of the scutum still leaves you with a 10-12lb shield.
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So working proportions who met the census qualification requiring them to purchase mail shirts or comparable armors?
Complicated problem. Polybius' numbers clearly match what we get for the first class of pedites, but serious issues (Polybian legion set in 216, but census requirements match Livy using sextantal as which only comes around in 211.
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There's room for doubt about the 'when' of the Polybian legion. And reconstructing the history of the lower classes of pedites is probably impossible. Did requirements shift? Lower qualifications? As w/ Rich, "Supposed Roman Manpower Shortage (1983)...we don't know.
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I ended up running numbers for a range of possible prevalence cases to cope with the uncertainty. Ran figures for a legion if the h. inf. was 1/3 loricatus, 40%, 1/2 and 2/3rds.
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