05-01-2009, 12:26 PM
To add a bit to what Matt Amt said, at this time soldiers were all property-owning citizens, who purchased their own equipment. Therefore, one's wealth and one's taste affected one's armor and weapons. These items did not enter the depositional record in part due to the private ownership and also to the fact that Roman armies did not usually stay in existence beyond a single campaign season.
Quinton Johansen
Marcus Quintius Clavus, Optio Secundae Pili Prioris Legionis III Cyrenaicae
Marcus Quintius Clavus, Optio Secundae Pili Prioris Legionis III Cyrenaicae