Roman armour question

[Kommando_J]

What periods would these (first pic) be suitable for?

I'm wondering when the change over to the more 'roman' style of Armour occurred as i'm not a fan and prefer the earlier Greek-styled armour, I noticed a new fellow in greek style helmet at the back of the second pic plus the earlier Armour styles shown may make the aventines suitable for mixing?

[SteveBurt]

Commanders and officers (such as all the figures you show) always favoured 'Greek style' armour, regardless of period.

[Hu Rhu]

First pic is definitely Roman Republican period.  Not sure about the second but looks early imperial to me.

[Kommando_J]

So would they be useable or would the armour be too old for a centurion?

[Kommando_J]

Its from the new Caesar wars book, took it off the warlord site.

[A Lot of Gaul]

The Aventine figures could pass for Roman officers (but not legionaries) during the Roman Republic: first two on the left as centurions, and the two on the right possibly as tribunes or legates.

[Johnp4000]

The second picture is Late Republican, I recognise the Centurion from the Caesar's Legion box, the officers look like they are all the newly released figures to go with the Caesar's war supplement.

[SteveBurt]

What do you consider 'roman style' armour to be?
Lorica Segmentata? (overlapping plates). That came in during the 1st century AD and last till around 200AD.
After that there's a move to scale armour.
Mail?. That comes in with the middle Republic (round about the 2nd Punic War).
Before that they favoured those funny triple disc breastplates and the like (possible adopted from the Samnites)

[Kommando_J]

Lorica segmentata, i much prefer the earlier look where their is cariation.

[SteveBurt]

Then anything BC will be fine for you.
Caesar's men wore mail, as did their ancestors who fought against Hannibal and Antiochus.

[Luddite]

Looks like they'd work best for early period (8th-5thC BC) when the Roman armies looked and fought like Greeks, and maybe up to as late as 2ndC BC.  After that, the Marian and Augustan reforms started to kick in and the long march to the lorica segmentata began.