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the Roman gladiator's segmented arm armor, proving even ancient brawlers loved a good sleeve
means A segmented armguard of overlapping metal or leather plates worn on the arm by Roman gladiators and some soldiers to protect the sword arm.
from Straight from Latin manica, 'sleeve' or 'long sleeve,' which grew from manus, 'hand' — the same root that gives us 'manual,' 'manicure,' and 'manage.' So the armor was named for what it most resembled: a sleeve, but one made of iron. The word also wandered into the sense of a handcuff or shackle in later Latin, since anything that wrapped the hand-and-arm could borrow the name.
- latin root
- means sleeve, the same word giving us manacle
- made of
- overlapping metal or leather scales for flexibility
- battle use
- shielded the sword arm of gladiators and soldiers
- found buried
- a complete iron one survived at Trimontium, Scotland
manica province mozambique — landlocked province in central mozambique bordering zimbabwe, covering 61,661 km²
manica and sofala company — historic british chartered company that administered territory in southeastern africa from 1891-1951