To me it looks more like a variant of "Dacian" trousers. However, the shield looks a bit too dark-agey IMO.
That means they were replaced by the Cherusci swordsmen? I thought they were an additional unit...I remember fighting them when I first started playing. The Xabukoz seem to have kept their spearmen, strangely. I guess it makes sense that they have swordsmen now tough, as "Xeruskoz" apparently means sword-like, according to the swordsmen's unit description.
I'm happy that the Xobugozez have kept their spearmen, btw. One of my favourite units, partly because of their beautiful shield design.
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