Weaponry and Tactics of theAncient Roman Legionaires

It was the loyalty to their generals and strict training that demonstrated the benefit of discipline for the Roman legionaries. Although training was intensive and obedience demanded more firmly, they created a better, well-rounded fighting machine for the Roman Empire. Proficiency that was almost unmatched made the individual legionaire deadly, but it was the devotion as a whole that made the entire legion formidable.
Weapons, both of offense and defense, adapted throughout the course of Roman dominance in the early western world. In this paper, I will be focusing primarily on those which existed from about the 1st century A.D. until the 3rd century A.D. Also, it is important to note that there were different divisions in the great army of ancient Rome and each one carried with it different sets and combinations of weapons as well as different tactics. There were city guards, bodyguards to generals and the emperor, auxiliaries, light infantry, legionaries and cavalry. Again,...