Screaming Eagle

I do not know why, but Legio X Equestris has always had a place in my heart, especially since reading Caesar's Commentaries, and all the other books based around that period in Roman History

Thanks Pertinax, very helpful, cheers

Hi guys, this is my first post and one of my biggest questions, so I thought I'd put it out there. I'm thinking of getting into reenacting, and I'm not sure what equipment the soldiers from the period I'm interested in would have worn. I'm interested in the 60 BC - 0 AD kinda time period, so after the Marian Reforms but still in the Republican era (mostly). So, what helmets would legionaries from this period have worn, coolus or montefortino? What scuta would they have carried, oval, rectangular or a mix of both? Would they still have used the Mainz gladius? I know that lorica hamata would have been standard issue, and that pila, caligae and tunics would be pretty much standard thoughout Roman history, and I also know that Roman equipment was a very ad-hoc affair, and that some variation is acceptable, I just wanted some sort of guideline, cheers guys.