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A Roman soldier has allot of supplies as shown in the diagram below. The roman soldiers have metal armor that they ware just about all over there body. they also have many weapons. The soldier below has a sword for use in close combat, a javelin that could be used close up but was mainly thrown, and a dagger which is an excellent backup weapon.
 * A Roman Soldier **

A modern connection would be a soldier in the army today. They also wear some armor but its not like the Romans. Also like the Romans they have many types of weapons, which are mostly different types of guns. below is a picture of a present day soldier.

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