Manica (armguard)
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A manica (Latin: manica [ˈmanɪka], "sleeve"[1]) or cheires by the Greeks was a type of iron or bronze arm guard, with curved and overlapping metal segments or plates, fastened to leather straps, worn by Roman gladiators called crupellarii, and later optionally by soldiers.