Joaephui  hiu  tnuumilted  to  ua  a  deacription  of
the  equipment  of  the  Roman  tiaopi,  and  hii  leili-
roony  i«  peculiarly  valuable,  proceediua,  si  it  doci,
ftom  a  oompelent  eye-witneai  {B.  J.  iil.  S.  g  fi).
The  infiiatry  wore  cuiraMca,  helmela,  and  two
aworda  {BApail  rf  irifp<ry)iiiioi  koI  Kpdriiri  mil
iiaxnifvfBpiiurTij  iii^orifti9ti'),  th&t  ia,  a  long
■weed  aa  tha  left,  and  a  ihort  dagger  (cnriAviqi


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ol  TXic»  Ix'i  pv"")  on  the  right  tide.  The  attect
infantry  in  attendance  upon  ue  general  orrii-d  a
long  Bpear  {Kiyxv,  kaiiun},  arid  a  nnmd  thield
(d<TTiia,  ofipeunt)  ;  the  Teat  of  the  legionariei  (jl
I)  Juia^  9^'urrf)  a  piUiii{?)  {ivirrir),  and  a
m/unt  {Sivpthy  irtfi^iKij).  In  addition,  each  man
had  a  law  and  a  baaket  (wpfora  KoI  Ki^rm),  a
mattock  and  a  hatchet  (^ir  nol  t  Atjcur),  a  leather
■trap,  a  hook  and  a  chain  {l/idrra  nil  Spirarar
■al  iKiuriy),  logelher  with  provibioni  for  three
daya,  —  to  that,  sayi  Joiephut,  the  Roman  in-
&ntry  differ  little  from  mulea  of  burden.
the  inbntry,  with  a  bimdawocd  at  their  right  lide
{/lAxaipn  luurpi),  and  carried  in  their  hand  a  long
pole  (larrbt  jri^^intt)  ;  a  buckler  iwuiu  at  their
honei'  flank  {ivptii  3)  t^  a-hivptr  TrroB
rkiyun),  and  they  wen  funiighed  with  a  qajrer
containing  three  or  more  javelini  (tn»Tn),  with
brood  point!,  and  aa  large  aa  ipean  (  obx  i.-*it94oi''
Tts  tl  Sapirar  niyt9oi).  Those  lelected  to  atUnd
the  general  differed,  in  DO  reapect,  in  theit  ^-

C.tmenta  from  the  r^nlai  cavalry  (tm*  Jk  rait
s  Irtiair).
