Real changes came with the arrival of the consul Gaius Marius in 107 BCE. Realizing the need for more soldiers, he went against tradition and recruited from the poorer and unpropertie… See more

After the Battle of Actium in 31 BCE, where Anthony and Cleopatra were defeated, Augustus (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE) disbanded 32 of the 60 legions thereby discharging 260,000 m… See more

From the early days of the Roman Republic to the Imperial period, the legionary’s basic weaponry evolved. His attire, however, remained about the same. All male Roman citizens wo… See more

Major changes appeared during the 4th century CE; some, in part, due to the Roman emperor Constantine I (r. 306-337 CE). Legionary soldiers were now comitatens… See more