Also another use of Ancient Roman Shields, while protecting the Roman Soldiers in battle, was used for early psychological warfare. The large crowd of Roman Soldiers coming onto the field of battle, all Roman Soldiers were protected by their Helmets and Ancient Roman Shields, as well their swords were part of their protection, quite a look to an army that was outfitted, wondering how they would ever win a battle such as this. This could have been the reasons why the spread of the Roman Empire went against almost all of Europe.The construction of the shields mixed with those having ancient Roman shields made things challenging for an ancient soldier.  They were pretty big and bulky and it took a strong man to wield it effectively.