User:OLiveTheBen/sandbox

= Ancient Roman Tools = Ancient Romans had many different types of tools. They had very unique tools, and not so unique tools. They had sharp, dull and wavy swords. But some of their tools had unique qualities. Like their mirrors, at the time romans did not have glass so instead they used polished metal to see their reflection.

= Military Sandals = These were shoes that had spikes in the bottom of them for walking and could go on virtually any landform. They were also used in war and they were very important because, legions won by fast marches and the boots/sandals were well ventilated, and they were made so you could walk miles and your feet still would not hurt. TLDR: They had sandals with spikes in them which helped walk long distances.

= Dagger & Sword = The romans dagger actually had a double blade, it was called a pugio and was worn on the left side of a gladiator. The funny thing is that, the sword was terrible and it was made for stabbing. Also the dagger was also very bad at stabbing, it was ok at scratching armour but it could stab someone or do anything to their shield.

= Commanding Crest = Centurion and other commanding officers wore crests on their helmets, so that men could see them if they were not visible in battle. crests looked like this -> https://www.google.com/search?q=roman+crests&rlz=1CADHKE_enUS1006&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjk2ti7tY_7AhUbATQIHSuNAAEQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1517&bih=702&dpr=0.9&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=7sgxuaygHgZs1M

= Leather water bottle = The romans had leather canteens/circular bottles, they would normally put either water or wine inside the canteen. It was very durable and withstand almost anything because it was leather. It was good for travel because it was big and it could hold almost any liquid but the most popular liquids they held were either water or wine.

= Plumb Bob = The romans had a thing called a plumb bob, it was similar to a tape measure/ruler because it was used to make sure walls were straight and not crooked or tilted.

= Bronze Square = Bronze square, was used for checking right angles because at the time they did not have rulers and right angle checkers so they made this thing called a bronze square. It was very helpful because lots of sculptors and builders used it to make sure everything looked good and was good for measurement.

= Bronze Foot Rule = The Bronze Foot Rule was a ruler that was divided into 112 roman inches and it was owned by a carpenter and, normally any stone mason or carpenter would have one of these because it was able to fit into their bag and today it size was 11 2/3 in or; 296mm

= Chisel = Romans used chisels like iron one and the used them for lots of different materials a main material that they used it for was wood, roof frames and the chisels handle was wood so after many years of use the wood handle wood rot and fall off, which was a downside for the chisel.

= Roman Mirror = The romans did not have glass, so for mirrors or anything that you could see off of they used metal. What the romans did is they used very polished metal so you were able to see a reflection.