Roman Unit Roster

[pezhetairoi]

Sooo...what exactly is light infantry, then? Just a screen? My idea of light infantry is quite heavily coloured by images of tunic-clad unarmoured psiloi hurling pointy sticks and running away at high speed, i'm afraid.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Sooo...what exactly is light infantry, then? Just a screen? My idea of light infantry is quite heavily coloured by images of tunic-clad unarmoured psiloi hurling pointy sticks and running away at high speed, i'm afraid.

Those are skirmishers. Light Infantry are really mobile hand-to-hand fighter who aren't quite tough enough to slug it out with lin infantry.

Hastati might be considered light infantry because they are the first to engage but are not usually expected to break the enemy.

[Ludens]

I personally always thought heavy infantry indicated close-order troops, while light infantry (also) operated in loose order. It's more a question of fighting style than of equipment.

[Hooahguy]

personally, i think antesignani are the bomb! i always have them in every army, on my front lines.
heres how i deploy them: https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/...deployment.jpg