I decided to pit Gaius the Roman vs Festus the Byzantine...
In the red toga and segmented armour, we've got Gaius the Roman!
In purple garments (plus some nice-looking pants) and the high-tech chainmail, we've got Festus the Byzantine!
Find out who wins!
As both soldiers approach each other, Gaius and Festus hurl their pilum/spiculum at each other. Gaius' pilum sticks right into Festus' oval shield. Festus' spiculum manages to do the same to Gaius' much bigger shield.
Both soldiers toss their shields away as they've become too heavy to carry. Let's see how both soldiers do without their shields!
Festus the Byzantine points his spatha sword and taunts Gaius: Where did you get that armor from? A museum or something?
Gaius replies: Very funny. You
wished you had this armour at Adrianople! Now I will cut you down for the glory of Rome!
Festus retorts: Glory of Rome? Glory no longer exists! In fact, you shouldn't exist! Time to fix this anomoly!
Festus swings his longer spatha at Gaius' head. Gaius steps back to avoid the swing and quickly retaliates by thrusting his gladius forward but has misjudged the distance.
Festus swings his blade again, and manages to strike the chest of Gaius. Gaius falls down in pain, but luckily, his segmented armour minimizes the damage. Gaius gets back up, but Festus comes in quickly for another attack. Gaius steps into the wide-swing of Festus and delivers a quick stab at the Byzantine soldier's stomach. Festus falls down gripping his body. Gaius moves forward and executes the Byzantine.
Rome: 1
Byzantium: 0