Longbowman
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A description of an archer, the clothes he wears and weapons he uses such as the longbow, archers pick and falchion
Uniforms & Equipment
A legionary's equipment
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A description of the personal belongings, equipment, food and water the legionaries had to carry when they conquered new lands
Weapons - the pilum
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A description of a legionary's spear and how it was used and recycled
Cavalry trooper
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A description of a New Model Army cavalry trooper, one of Cromwell's ironsides which includes the clothing they wore and the weapons used.
A pikeman
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A description of the armour worn by pikemen during the English Civil War, it also shows his main weapon, the long pike and explains how it was used.
Weapons - the shield
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A description of a scutum and explains how it was made of wood, reinforced for strength and decorated with the emblem of their legion.
A legionary's helmet
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A description of a galea, an Imperial Gallic helmet, showing where its strength lies and how it protected the Roman soldiers.
A legionary's clothing
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A description of the basic clothing worn by a legionary using latin names such as bracae for the trousers and caligae for the sandals.
Gladiators
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A description of the different types of gladiator such as the retiarius and the murmillo together with the different weapons and helmets they wore; it even mentions the female gladiators that fought
The centurion
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A description of a centurion, the Roman officer in charge of eighty legionaries. It covers his clothing, armour and equipment all with their latin names