This highly decorated small buckler was called a parma by the Romans.  It was borne by troops with special duties such as the signifer and the imaginifer.  The author, in his role as signifer of Legio X Fretensis, carries this parma.
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This highly decorated small buckler was called a parma by the Romans. It was borne by troops with special duties such as the signifer and the imaginifer. The author, in his role as signifer of Legio X Fretensis, carries this parma.