Why did it take the Romans until the 4th century to realise that

>>3033349
M*diterraneans are retarded. It took centuries for enough superior nordic blood to improve the average Roman IQ.

late roman helmets give me eyesores

>>3033349

No need to cover your face when running away from the battlefield

>>3033360
Late Roman armor in general gives me eyesores.

>>3033349
>Exposing your face to allow your nose to be cut off

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>>3033360
>>3033368
literal trash taste

>>3033393
I never knew there were so many flavors of shit.

>>3033393
XI is pretty aesthetic

>>3033400
Because it has perpel?

>>3033408
And gold. And a shark fin.

THE "LATE ROMAN EMPIRE" WAS GENERALLY BETTER THAN THE "EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE", ESPECIALLY AESTHETICALLY.

>>3033418

and culturally.

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>>3033418
this guy gets it

>>3033418
>"LATE ROMAN EMPIRE"
Meinten sie: Byzantium?

>>3033418
[COLLAPSES]

>>3033393
It's shit. It's like early medieval helmets or something.

>>3033418
>armies consisting of illegal barbarians
>better
Yeah, you're a clueless retard.

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>>3033441
Even as an avowed Byzzieboo I will admit they weren't the most aesthetic guys around

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>>3033452
>armies consisting of illegal barbarians
This doesn't happen until like the 460s, and by that point it was already too late to do anything about it

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>>3033441
Of course
Its basically medieval Roman armor without the barbaric shit

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>>3033561