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As someone who’s studied Ancient Rome for years, I’ve recently been asked which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump. In some ways he’s a pastiche of several Roman leaders.

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“New Zealand made all the Roman soldiers, the standard ones in their armor. Budapest made a lot of the Numidian soldiers and some of the Roman cavalry. FPFX in London made all the Praetorian Guard.

Under Emperor Caracalla in A.D. 212, Macrinus was promoted to commander of the Praetorian Guard, a position that made him one of the most powerful men in Rome.

This Roman legionary armor, the only known example of its kind in the world, was found during the 2020 excavation in the ancient city of Satala in Gumushane province.

Museum conservators have finally pieced together the “ancient jigsaw puzzle,” reconstructing what is now a full piece of “exceptionally rare” Roman armor known as an arm guard, officials said.