When did roman scutum became rentagular? Is iy in period of octavian reforms? Ive notice tht imperial romans are not having thst kind of shield, it still look like republican. Of course, i may be wrong completly.
Another interestig thing.. Does anyone here think that eventual reforms of seleucids would led to use of scutum too? I cant find exact info of seleucid shileds when army under antiocus IV was reformed. It everywhere say that its likely that they are thureos, like thoraktai... but nowhere i can find that info to be precise, its just guessing. That makes me think of giving seleucids unit with some sort of scutum shields, reworking existing silver shield thoraktai, or seleucid royal gurd infantry... I may sound like idiot, im just trying to make as much military distinction between diadoki dynasties as possible. Antiocus IV spent some time in rome after all..