At this time frame, the Romans used a variety of armors and weaponry. The Roman Empire having been ravaged by continuous civil wars, would not have been in the financial capacity it once was, and would have been filled with a motley crew of arms and armor.
Some of which would have been new innovations on reduction to the cost to equipping a soldier, and others the continued use of arms and armor of the previous century, where equipment conditions and quantanties permitted.
Included of these are Squamata, Hamata, and even in some cases still seen usage of Lorica Segmentata.
There are some exceptions, such as in the case of Roman cavalry, which continued to see an increase of ornate themes to their helms, suggesting an ever increasing value to their utility in battle.
Shields would have varied from some traditional rectangular scutum, to ovular and semi round shields
The only things left standardized by the legionary at this point were the use of precursor javelins, and now the common use of spatha as choice of primary weaponry.
The gap of technology and equipment access between the Romans and encroaching barbarians had also dimished by this point. With Rome no longer enjoying the benefit of this technological gap, Rome's enemies were now essentially on par with what they used, with barbarians and Romans often using the same types of equipment.
Some of which would have been new innovations on reduction to the cost to equipping a soldier, and others the continued use of arms and armor of the previous century, where equipment conditions and quantanties permitted.
Included of these are Squamata, Hamata, and even in some cases still seen usage of Lorica Segmentata.
There are some exceptions, such as in the case of Roman cavalry, which continued to see an increase of ornate themes to their helms, suggesting an ever increasing value to their utility in battle.
Shields would have varied from some traditional rectangular scutum, to ovular and semi round shields
The only things left standardized by the legionary at this point were the use of precursor javelins, and now the common use of spatha as choice of primary weaponry.
The gap of technology and equipment access between the Romans and encroaching barbarians had also dimished by this point. With Rome no longer enjoying the benefit of this technological gap, Rome's enemies were now essentially on par with what they used, with barbarians and Romans often using the same types of equipment.