ROMAN MILITARY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Weaponry
• Soldiers
• Legions
• Formations
• Wars and battles

TOF CONTINUED

• Armor
• Ranks

WEAPONRY

• Gladius-short sword used to stab
• Pilum-heavy spears,javelins
• Pugio-small dagger
• Balista-catapult to shoot stones
• Shields-used to protect soldiers

SOLDIERS

• They were all roman citizens
• All men
• Signed up to fight for 20 years
• They were awarded land or money
• Had to be 20 year or older

SOLDIERS CONTINUED

• Had to march 20 miles a day
• Could not get married
• Loyal to the generals sometimes
• Loyal to the emperor sometimes

LEGIONS

• Agustus come to power over 60 legions
• Divided into 10 cohorts of up to 480 men
• Each legion had 5,500-6,000 men
• Each legion had a number
• If a legion was destroyed it can never be used again

FORMATIONS

• The romans fought on the groung behind the sun so Calvary could not cross and the soldiers were blinded
• Phalanx thats were shields were placed side by side and spears in between shields
• Tortoise shell formation where they put shields over their heads so that arrows or spears could not penetrate

WARS AND BATTLES

• The Punic wars-Between Rome and Carthage from 264 to 146 BC
• First Punic wars-The romans built a bridge to enter Carthage navy ships
• Second Punic war-Carthage had a leader named Hannibal who attacked Rome with elephants
• Third Punic war-Rome attacked Carthage and burned down the city

ARMOR

• Iron helmets,Iron shields
• Heavy armor
• Shirt,body armor,shoulder plates

RANKS

• General
• Lietutenants-Commanded seperate legions
• Quastor-In charge of keeping up with supplies
• Body Guards-Senior officers
• Tributes-Chief officers

RANKS CONTINUED

• Captains
• Immunes-Soldiers with special skills
• Standard Bearers-Flag waivers
• Evacoti:Veteran Soldiers
• Beneficiary-The orderlies

RANKS CONTINUED

• Conicen-Musicians
• Munifex-Roman soldiers

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