Sarcina

Most of a legionary's equipment other than his arms and armour would, in early times, have been consigned to a baggage train and borne by mules and carts.

Here it can be seen that a legionary's sarcina was carried on a pole called a furca and would have included: However, this was certainly not the limit of the soldiers load.

The 2nd-century historian Appian of Alexandria records the actions of Scipio Aemilianus Africanus in late 3rd century BC.

This was mainly with the objective of improving the morale of the soldiers, but it is also clear that the army is expected to be mobile: He ordered all wagons and their superfluous contents to be sold, and all pack animals, except such as he designated, to remain.

[2]The 4th century writer Vegetius advises that: The legion is provided with iron hooks, called wolves, and iron scythes fixed to the ends of long poles; and with forks, spades, shovels, pickaxes, wheelbarrows and baskets for digging and transporting earth; together with hatchets, axes and saws for cutting wood.