ata ) ▁with ▁small ▁fe ather - like ▁scales ▁( pl umes ) ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁rings . ▁Re qu iring ▁sk illed ▁labor ▁and ▁much ▁time ▁to ▁create , ▁this ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁expensive ▁piece ▁of ▁military ▁equipment . ▁And ▁while ▁many ▁contest ▁its ▁utility ▁on ▁the ▁field , ▁it ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁Roman ▁leaders ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁impress ive ▁appearance ▁and ▁its ▁possible ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁mor ale ▁of ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Lor ica ▁segment ata ▁Lor ica ▁ham ata ▁Lor ica ▁squ am ata ▁Man ica ▁( arm guard ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : An cient ▁Roman ▁leg ion ary ▁equipment ▁Category : R oman ▁arm our <0x0A> </s> ▁E um edes ▁( An cient ▁Greek : ▁ Ε ὐ μ ή δ η ς ) ▁was ▁a ▁name ▁attributed ▁to ▁seven ▁individuals ▁in ▁Greek ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁E um edes ▁( also ▁E um eles ) ▁was ▁a ▁famous ▁her ald ▁among ▁the ▁Tro j ans . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Dol on ▁and ▁of ▁five ▁daughters . ▁E um edes , ▁son ▁of ▁Hi pp oc oon , ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Spart a . ▁His ▁tomb ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁E um edes , ▁priest ▁of ▁Ath ena . ▁When ▁the ▁Her acle idae ▁inv aded , ▁E um edes ▁was ▁sus pected ▁of ▁wish ing ▁to ▁bet ray ▁the ▁P all ad ium ▁to ▁them . ▁Being ▁afraid , ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁P all ad ium