Roman armor is used in Scripture in the book of Ephesians where every piece is described and then compared to many aspects of the Christian faith. The Romans created a road system that was used to spread the Gospel throughout the whole world. Price said that the Roman time period and army played an important role in the history of the Bible. “We have a film school that could learn some of the film history behind these pieces.” “We are trying to make the museum appealing to students from every field of study,” Price said. The significance of the use of the armor in films should bring a bigger audience, according to Price.

His truth is part of history and here at the museum, history is revealed.” Faith is not just something we imagine or take the way we want it, but it has to be done on God’s truth.

“I want them to take away from this that these things really happened and are true. “I want students to have a realistic view of the Bible and grasp that it is real history,” Price said. The goal of this exhibit aligns with the current goals of the museum, that visitors would strengthen their faith after each visit. The armor is on permanent display on a 6-foot-tall mannequin that showcases the true appearance of each piece when worn. The exhibit includes an officer’s helmet with red feathered headdress, ornamented breastplate and greaves, ornamented cinculum belt holding a Roman officer gladium with ivory handle and silver scabbard, bracers (wrist guards), tunic, cape, and Roman officer boots. He said the museum currently has many artifacts from the Roman period but has never been able to display how armor from that time truly appeared. Price said the armor, though not authentic, can help to illustrate a part of history. He was willing to release and sell some of the pieces so we got a complete outfit.” “As he came to understand what we were doing with it here at Liberty, he felt it was a good place for it. “We actually bought it piece by piece because some of it was in his personal collection,” Price said. Nix acquired this set from a 1970 studio auction that MGM held. Nix is an expert in the field of ancient armor and creates armor for Hollywood studios. Randall Price, curator of the museum, attained the set from Terry Nix of Nix Imperial. Crafted over 60 years ago by MGM Studios, the costume was also used in other best-known biblically themed epic films, such as “Quo Vadis” and “Julius Caesar.”ĭistinguished Research Professor Dr. The museum recently added a Roman soldier’s armor costume that was used in several 1950s films, including, “Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1960. Among the ancient pottery and manuscripts from the Holy Land on display at Liberty University’s Biblical Museum now stands a unique exhibit straight from Hollywood.

Female roman centurion armor