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Plate armor is a type of historic body armor made of bronze, iron, and steel plates that encompasses virtually the entire body of the wearer. Although similar armor exists in antiquity, such as the segmentata lorica (from the Romans), the complete plate armor was developed in Europe during the Late Middle Ages, especially in the context of the Hundred Years War, from coats made of metal plates by on a coat of mail during the 14th century.