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SOLDIERS of the LATE REPUBLIC
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Fig. SL0001. Late Republican Legionary The figure at left shows the typical uniform and armor worn by 1st century B.C. Legionary footmen. (Julius Caesar’s troops troops appeared this way.) He wears chain mail armor, with a doubled layer at the shoulders. The helmet is a bronze Montefortino type with a horse hair crest. The plywood shield is a curved oval shape. |
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Fig. SL0002. Late Republican Centurion To distinguish the centruion him from his men, he wore greeves, carried a twisted vine staff, and wore his sword on his left hip. His equipment typically was more decorative than those of the enlisted men. For example, centurion helmets and belt plates were often plated in tin. |