ABSTRACT
Chapter 3 showed that significant changes took place in the composition of ‘military’ finds from non-military contexts in the eastern Rhine delta during the Roman period. The early material (c. 50 BC – AD 120) is characterised by relatively large quantities of helmets, armour and shields, all of them militaria associated with soldiers. Judging by the organisation of production and the imagery used, this was also the period in which weapons and horse gear were intended for military users. 1 From the 2nd to the 5th centuries, specifically military items largely gave way to items that could have belonged to soldiers and non-soldiers alike. 2
