Costume Making Guide

The Roman soldier represents the power and the life blood of one of the greatest empires known to man.  This warrior helped keep Rome safe while spreading Roman culture throughout Europe.  Each warrior was equipped with a solid sword, shield, and set of armor to go into battle with.  In this article we will show you to to create a set of Roman armor as well as a Roman weapon and shield.

The first thing you need to do is to create some authentic looking armor.   The Roman soldier armor you make must be an obvious replica so that all your friends and family members will immediately recognize it.   You’ll need to find yourself some red cloth to make a tunic out of and some thong sandals in nondescript sand like color.  Then you’ll want to find a metal material to make chain mail out of.  You will do this by meshing the metal objects together to form an entire shirt of metal.   Finish off the look by finding yourself a Roman helmet and your clothing will be complete.

Following this you will have to decide on a weapon to accompany your armor.   Roman soldiers typically fought with short stabbing swords, javelins, or tridents.  Javelins can easily be purchased from a sporting goods store or created using a long piece of wood.  You could also make yourself a sword by putting one long piece of wood together with a shorter piece of wood to make the hilt.

You’ll find that the shields used were round and not quite as large as the usual medieval type shields of the legendary knights.   This was because Roman soldiers marched long distances on foot and did not want to be encumbered with heavy gear.   These can be created using a round trash can lid and some golden paint.  Paint the shield gold and affix a handle on the inside so that you can hold the shield at the ready position.

Now that you have your roman armor, your shield, and your sword you can accuretley portray one of the fiercest warriors of all time.  Use your costume for parties, theatrical plays, or as a display in your house.  Be careful to keep your newly made or acquired weapon away from children and others that may accidentally be harmed by it.

Thank you for reading this article on Roman soldier costumes.  Feel free to bookmark this page to use the next time you need to make a costume for yourself.