After a longer pause, I could continue to work on my Republican Roman Legion. This time velites infantry was painted.
According to Polybius every veles soldier carried a round parma shield ca. 3 feet in diameter. However earlier classes of Roman skirmishers did not carry shields most of the time - and I would like to use my Romans for a wider period. Also in emergency times a lot of slaves and other non-citizens were enlisted to the legions who mostly became velites. These conscripts were ill-armed and I am sure that most of them did not have shields. So only half of my velites have shields.
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