Roman Weapons
They used a pugio which was a dagger used by roman soldiers. it had a large, leaf-shaped blade 18 to 28 cm long and 5 cm or more in width. It was made with two layers of horn, wood or bone sandwiching the tang, each overlaid with a thin metal plate. It was often decorated with silver.
They also used a gladius which is a short sword 24 inches long used by roman legionaries. The gladius was a cut-and-thrust weapon, with a double-edged, pointed steel blade. The original sword, taken from the Hispanic design, was the 27 inch short straight sword.
A spatha could be any sword but most often one of the longer swords of the middle and late Roman Empire. Roman Cavalry started using these longer swords, and in the late 2nd or early 3rd century, Roman infantry also switched to longer swords.
They also liked to use spears and javelins. Spears were carried by early Roman Legionaries. The shaft was usually made from ash while the head was usually made of iron. Although Romans often used the word pila to refer to all thrown javelins, the term pila also means the heavy Roman throwing javelin of the legions. Lighter, shorter javelins existed, such as those used by the early legions.
They used a Pilum which was a heavy javelin commonly used by the Roman army in ancient times. It was generally about two metres long overall, consisting of an iron shank about 7 mm in diameter and 60 cm long with pyramidal head. A pilum usually weighed between two and four kilograms. Pilum's were designed to penetrate both shield and armour, wounding the wearer; but, if they simply stuck a pilum in a shield, they could not easily be removed. The iron shank would bend on impact, weighing down the enemy's shield and also preventing the pilum from being immediately re-used. The shaft would also fall off on impact, leaving the enemy with a bent shank in their shield.
They also used a bow which was a normal weapon used by roman archers which was the classic composite bow. It was made of horn, wood, and sinew held together with hide glue. However, some people recommended training recruits with wooden bows.
The final weapon they used was a dart, which was a throwing device that was used for short range. Late infantrymen often carried half a dozen lead-weighted throwing-darts. The darts were carried clipped to the back of the shield or on the bow.