The more common use of cavalry meant that gladius began to be replaced by a longer, straight and double-edged sword called spatha, used by both infantry and cavalry. It should be noted, however, that Roman solutions were also used by barbarians, so the transformations in the army did not take place only in one direction. In addition, the soldier had a 2 – 2.5 meter spear. The soldier also carried two of these weapons. It is worth mentioning here, among others about spiculum borrowed from the Germans – a javelin used in the late Roman army, which replaced the Roman pilum. The presence of soldiers from outside of Rome in the ranks of the army led to the widespread use of Eastern and Germanic weapons, armor and methods of combat. The cloak was typical Gauls clothing and was adopted by the Roman army. cloak ( sagum or sagulum) which was a rectangular piece of cloth, or paenula (a form of a Roman poncho with hood).a short, double-edged sword ( gladius) long, also double-edged sword ( spat (h) a) used by Roman cavalry.heavy spear ( hasta) or javelins ( pilum).Also used were: armor consisting of a caftan and rings riveted to it ( lorica storta), armor with steel scales riveted to a leather caftan ( lorica squamata), segmental arm protection ( lorica manica) and a scale armor with very small tanks, intended for the command ( lorica plumata) armor – scale armor or chain mail ( lorica hamata), later segment armor ( lorica segmentata).shield ( scutum) first round, then rectangular small officer’s shield ( parma).The basic elements of armament have always been: However, the changes mainly concerned the quality of individual elements, as well as the style of armament. The legionary from the beginning of the republic differed significantly from his colleague, for example from the 2nd century CE. Perfectly trained, she also needed perfect equipment, which, together with a talented soldier, created an impassable barrier. But it was really after the Marius’ reform the Roman army took on significance. With the centuries, the development of the armament of Roman soldiers changed like in a kaleidoscope. Every soldier going to battle had to be properly equipped.