00:00Roman legionaries slept in heavy leather tents, vulnerable to nocturnal raids in hostile territory.
00:06Chemical reaction hazards caused severe corneal burns upon blade contact with treated shelter walls.
00:13While tough tent leather offered some protection, blades could still puncture the hides when forced.
00:19Commanders treated leather tents with chemical lime mixtures, causing severe irritation to anyone forcing entry.
00:25Military historians have found no evidence that Roman legionaries used caustic lime in tent leather, as standard tents were actually
00:33made of linen, not leather.
