A Legionary had to be a Roman citizen on enlistment. They couldn’t be married and enlistment was an automatic form of divorce. They had to be fit and healthy, of reasonable height and with good eyesight They served for a period of 25 years
Legionary equipment included sturdy sandals called caligae, a tunic, armour which could be mail (Lorica Hamata), segmented armour (Lorica Segmentata) or scale armour (Lorica Squamata), a bronze or iron helmet, a scutum or shield, a sword called a gladius, a javelin called the pilum and a dagger called a pugio.
