6THERE WERE THREE TYPES OF METAL ARMORS USED BY THEM

On an average, a Roman soldier carried 60 to 100 pounds of armor and weapons.

The first layer worn by the Roman soldier underneath all the layers of armor was the tunic, a loose garment which was typically sleeveless and reached the knees. The second was lorica segmentata, a plate armor which consisted of pieces of iron fastened to internal leather straps. And the third was lorica squamata, a scale armor which consisted of overlapping bronze or iron scales. Lorica squamata was the cheapest of the three but also the least flexible.
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