Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my.

[Matthew Amt]

pila were part of the roman fighting style but have any actually been found in syria and cappadocia?

I don't think much of ANYthing has been found in those areas! There are archeological excavations, to be sure, but nothing like the concentration of military sites you find in western Europe. So just not a lot of military equipment in general, from that era. Once you get into the mid- to late first century AD, Roman armor and weapon finds are very much like those found in the west.

Matthew