Late Republic auxillaries

[Caius Fabius]

Yes. They would bring their own weapons and armor if serving in their own groups, such as Germanic cavalry, Balearic slingers, and in later times Sarmatian cavalry, but they would be issued replacement equipment from Roman stores or they might make or buy their own replacement equipment. The longer a unit was in service, (and we are looking at several years under C. Julius Caesar for some units of "allies") the more possibility that their equipment would start to have "Roman" items. If they were in "civil war" battles, they would have "booty" including armor, helmets and such.<br>
Cavalry would bring their own horses, (even if Caesar might borrow some to make the 10th Legion into temporary "equites"), and replacement spears and missile weapons would still be of a familiar style to the various specialists. The "allies" still wore their own clothing, in some cases allowing them to send "spies" back and forth into native camps. During the civil wars starting between C. Julius Caesar and Pompeii and continuing through the final victory of Octavian/Augustus, it is possible that some legions were made up of non-Roman allies, like LEG V "Alaudae/the Larks", and since Marcus Antonius lost, we don't have as good records of how he filled his "legions" with drafted Egyptians, Syrians, and Illyrian troops.<br>
By the end of this period, the units had begun to be permanent units, and were filled with whatever non-citizens wanted to or were drafted to serve for 25 years. They would have lost their identity as recruits not from their original area of recruitment filled the ranks back to strength. Some units still recruited from their "home base", some did not. <p>"Just before class started, I looked in the big book where all the world's history is written, and it said...." Neil J. Hackett, PhD ancient history, professor OSU, 1987</p><i></i>