Roman and medieval petos|Tienda Medieval.- Swords, armas medievales, decoración medieval

The peto was a kind of shield used by Roman and Medieval warriors in his fights as an effective means of protection. The Greeks were the first to use the breastplate, with which they also intended to give a very elegant to their uniforms bearing as we see in ancient works of art. Some petos were for the fight and others for galas or ceremonies.

The peto was a piece covering the chest of men fighters. The majority of the petos also brought back with angular shoulder pads, What made them a type of short shield, that allowed better movement of the hips of the soldiers, were already walking or horse-mounted. The majority of the petos were anatomical shape, made of metal or leather.

Some petos reproduced the muscles of the chest and the abdómen. These petos were the background of the famous loricas squamatas (shell of scales) and the lorica segmentata (armor of overlapping plates).