Optimates equipment?

[Steakslim]

Can anyone tell me about the equipment of an optimate? does anyone have any articles, links, or pics?

[hoplite14gr]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cher ... 245_n2.jpg

Though 12th century source it might reflect earlier equipment.
The helmet is interesting.

Kind regards

[Steakslim]

I think that could be an optimate I came across something written by procopius which said that they had spangenehelm, a thigh length lamellar cuirass with elbow length sleeves, a thureos on their shoulder, vambraces, greaves, (Not sure if they had gauntlets) they had a spatha a bow a contus and a mace. Their horse had a peytral chanfron and crinet made of lamellar. Since the lived during the sixth century they would have had stirrups