Roman auxiliary

Roman army auxiliary troops comprised cavalry, infantry, and archers. Their equipment such as shields and helmets was similar to that of the Roman legionaires.

Equites Legionis (Legionary Horseman). Mid 2nd century CE.

Roman auxiliary soldier 14 A.D. He is differentiated from the legionary by his chain mail armour and oval shield. Three fifths of the Roman army was comprised of auxiliary soldiers.

Cavalryman of the 1st Batavian Cohort Auxiliary.

"Agricultural ordered four cohorts of Batavians and two of Thuringians draw their swords and enter combat. [...] When they began to exchange blows hand in hand with umbos banging their shields, stabbing in the face and, after destroying the first line, push the enemy up the hill, the other battalions, willing themselves to emulate the burden of his companions set out to massacre the nearest enemy. "

"Roman auxiliary, Rhine 9 AD", Andreas Gagelmann

Roman auxiliaries fighting against the German cavalry at the Battle of Idistaviso, 16AD, where eight Legions, two praetorian Cohorts and numerous Roman auxiliaries (in total about 50,000 men) under the command of Germanicus face a similar number of Germans under the command of Arminius seven years after the Teutoburg massacre- by Seán Ó'Brógáín

Auxiliary units of the Roman army . The end of the Ist century BC

At the height of the Roman empire in second century AD, legionaries represented less than half of the entire army. Most of the army were auxiliary soldiers! They served as infantry, archers, cavalry, and slingers!