Ceremonial Centurion outfit

[Magnus]

Yeah...those images are kind of crappy and do not represent what a centurion would have looked like. There is far too much hollywood influence there.

Here are some examples of reenactor centurions...

http://legvi.tripod.com/id35.html

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/Tl...f-2011.jpg

http://www.romanarmy.com/legioiiavg/Matt05.jpg

http://www.romanarmy.com/legioiiavg/Pay%20parade.jpg

What you need:

Gallic or Italic helm with transverse crest of either feathers or horsehair.
Since it is a costume, you can get away with a butted chain maille shirt, with a shoulder doubling.
Padded undershirt (subarmalis) with the things that hang down (pteryges), linen is your best bet.
Phalerae + harness - these are the medallion-like awards worn by most centurions.
Sword + scabbard + baldric
Dagger + scabbard
Appropriate centurion belt
Tunic
Cacei or Caligae (footwear)
Greaves
Vine Staff

These items can be had from www.soulofthewarrior.com
Email the owner, Rusty and tell him what you are looking at getting, he can sort you out. You can let him know what you are looking to spend, and go from there.