How To Make A Costume

Roman soldiers created and maintained the magnificent Roman Empire for an incredible length of time. This soldier was responsible for keeping Rome out of harms way while spreading Roman ideals to many foreign lands. These soldiers carried with them a fighting sword, protective shield, and a flexible set of armor. This article will teach you how to make your own Roman soldier costume to get a better idea of what it was like to go into battle as a Roman soldier.

Firstly you will want to build a unique set of armor for yourself. The Roman soldier armor you make must be an obvious replica so that all your friends and family members will immediately recognize it. Create a red tunic out of some cloth and find yourself a basic pair of sandals with a sandy color. Then you’ll want to find a metal material to make chain mail out of. This can be done by linking metal with other pieces of metal until you have a full shirt made. Finish off the look by finding yourself a Roman helmet and your clothing will be complete.

Next you’ll need to come up with the Roman soldier’s prefferred weapon of choice. 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.

Shields were always perfectly round and were smaller than some of the typical medieval shields that knights used to wear when going into battle. The reason for this was because the Roman soldier needed to be able to march long distances on foot and needed to travel using light equipment. You can create this type of shield with the lid of a trash can and some gold 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. Make sure you keep any weapons out of harms way; kids, pets, and weapons do not work well together.

I hope you enjoyed reading this article on making soldier costumes. Feel free to bookmark this page to use the next time you need to make a costume for yourself.