What is Lorica?

Latin 
Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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A ballistic vest or bullet-proof vest is an item of armor that absorbs the impact from gun-fired projectiles and explosive fragments fired at the torso.
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lorica hamata is a type of mail armour used during the Roman Republic at late periods as a standard-issue armour for the secondary troops (Auxilia). They were mostly manufactured out of bronze or iron.
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Lōrīca manica or simply manica was a type of iron or bronze arm guard, with fourteen curved and overlapping metal segments or plates (12 narrow plates and 2 large ones at the ends) fastened to a leather backing and with four buckles and laces to hold it in place,
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Lorica squamata is a type of scale armour used by ancient Roman military during the Roman Republic and at later periods. It was made from small metal scales sewn to a fabric backing.
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While several types of lorica existed in the Roman legion, the lorica plumata was reserved for the use of military leaders (Tribunes and above, but typically Generals) due to the high cost of production, and maintenance.
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lōrīca segmentāta was a type of segmented armour exclusively used in the Roman Empire, but the Latin name was first used in the 16th century (the ancient form is unknown, although it is possible that the Romans referred to the armour as "lorica laminata").
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Cuirass (French cuirasse, Latin coriaceus, made of leather, from corium, the original breastplate being of leather), the plate armour, is formed of a single piece of metal or other rigid material or composed of two or more pieces, which covers the front
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In the Christian monastic tradition, a lorica is an incantation recited for protection. In addition to being recited by monks, loricas could also be found inscribed on the shields or armorial trappings of a knight, who might recite them before going into battle.
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Loriga

Parish coat of arms

Location in the municipality of Seia
Municipality Seia
Area 36,52 km
Population
 - Total 1367 (2005)
 - Density 37,51/km

Loriga (pron.
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Serra da Estrela (English: Mountain range of the Star) is the highest mountain range in Portugal and includes mainland Portugal's highest peak (Pico mountain in the Portuguese Azores islands is higher), which has a natural altitude of 1,993 m (around 6,541 feet), on the
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Anthem
"A Portuguesa"


Capital
(and largest city) Lisbon⁵

Official languages Portuguese¹
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Choanoflagellatea

The choanoflagellates are a group of flagellate protozoa. They are considered to be the closest living relatives of the animals, and the last unicellular ancestors of animals are thought to have resembled modern choanoflagellates.
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Telecommunication is the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. In modern times, this process typically involves the sending of electromagnetic waves by electronic transmitters, but in earlier times telecommunication may have involved the use of
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Santa Cruz de Lorica is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.

References

• (Spanish) Gobernacion de Cordoba - Santa Cruz de Lorica

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Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides and skins of animals, primarily cattlehide. The tanning process converts the putrescible skin into a durable, long-lasting and versatile natural material for various uses.
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Polyplacophora
Blainville, 1816

Families

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Chitons are mollusks of the class Polyplacophora that live near the edge of the ocean in most of the world, but some species have been found in deep water.
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