Early Imperial Romans: Standing Battleline contains 8 standing legionaries (metal); weapon options: gladius, pilum or sling. The included models are made of metal and are supplied as an unpainted tabletop kit. The Early Imperial Roman legionaries formed the backbone of the Roman war machine from the 1st to the 3rd century AD. Equipped with lorica segmentata, the large scutum shield and the powerful pilum, they dominated the battlefields from Britannia to Mesopotamia.