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22 Cards in this Set
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legion
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- freedborn Roman citizens
- infantry - 16-20 years - 900 per year |
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auxilia
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- allies
- 25 year service - 600 per year - citizen after discharge |
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praetorian guard
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- imperial guards
- prestigious/ elite force - accompany emperor - 16 year service - 1800 per year - highest death rate - roman citizens of Italy only |
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custodes
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- German body guards
- emperors immediate body guard - no Latin, no bribes - disbanded by Galba |
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urban cohorts
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- police force
- 20 year service - 900 per year - 3 cohorts - |
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vigiles
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- fire brigade
- freed slaves - equipment: portable fire engine pumps, mattresses, ladders, poles, axes |
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navy
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- permanent under Augustus
- created by Agrippa - inferior branch - poor citizens - auxiliary units |
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Marius' Reforms
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- abolished property qualifications
- accepts volunteers - becomes professional force loyal to Marius - eagle standard |
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Germanicus' Reforms
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- regulate length of service (16 years)
- increase in pay - no recalls |
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Vegetius
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- military handbook
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Praetorium
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commander's house
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onager
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- latin for "donkey"
- kick - catapult |
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ballista
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- catapults
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Vercingetorix
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leader of revolt in Gaul when Caesar is governor
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siege of Alesia
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- end of Vercingetorix's revolt in favor of Rome
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Hadrian's Wall
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fortification between Roman Britain and wild Britain
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Sacellum
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small shrine
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principium
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head quarters
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lorica segmentata
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Roman segmented armor
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diploma
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"graduating" from military
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army diet
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- Grain
- meat - poultry - fish - cheese - vegetables - salt - olive - oil |
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military camp
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- walled in mini city (permanent) and on the march
- Principium - praetorium - barracks - grainery - bath houses - hospitals |
