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Weapons & Supplies Roman weapons were mainly spears. Only the wealthier soliders could afford swords. By the mid-1st century a.d. the Romans had developed a weapons system that produced highly effective results on the battlefield. First there was the armor. Known as //loricae segmentatae//, the laminated cuirass consisted of a series of overlapping iron plates riveted to leather straps, which offered excellent protection to a soldier's trunk while allowing him a wide range of movement. Roman armour is a lot like the modern day military armour/vests.