The Roman Army
The Romans were very military and disciplined. In earlier times, men had to own land before they would be permitted to enter the army. The wealthiest, able to afford horses and their own weapons and armour, formed the cavalry. As Rome's territory grew, they needed a larger army, so in 10BC Marius, a Roman Consul, announced that men no longer had to be landowners. Thousands of men, included the very poor, joined up after this.
Roman soldiers were known as legionaries. The army was made up of 30 legions, within them, 10 cohorts and within them, six centuries. Each legion had around 5000 soldiers led by a general. A normal Roman soldier would wear body armour, and over that a red woollen tunic. They also wore a helmet, scarf, belt and leather sandals. For weapons, they used a dagger, sword, spear and carried a large shield.
One very effective tactic used in war by the Romans was siege warfare. In this strategy, the Romans surrounded a city and starved the people inside. When the enemy surrendered, they would often slaughter them all. Equipment use in this was often catapults and battering rams.