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necessary things for soldiers life... (not armour) and how they got them
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food - imported, stolen from enemy, (commander carried small amounts and so did soldiers in their packs)
water + wood - found in forests and river/lakes |
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Marching camps..
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Marched most if the day
Took 2-3 hours to set up camp at night... camp was situated in a rampart/ditch mules and oxens were used in transport |
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Winning (brief)..
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rarely destroy the opponents side completely.
but put pressure on enemy to make them give up. aggressive losing was noot an option (shame on commander and rome) |
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Moving into contact..
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large army consisted of 40,000 men
difficult to move in strict discipline |
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When to fight..
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once they came into contact with enemy
-set up camp |
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Whilst setting up camp...
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soldiers would line up every day to stare and intimidate the enemy..
The close ones army was to the enemy, showed their confidence |
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the battle was not random it was a...
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formal affair (carefully planned)
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where was the battle fought...
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commander found a place with flat, or open ground.
Terrain was used to protect the side of the army (see enemy approaching) |
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if the enemy retreated before battle..
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boost soldiers confidence
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Battle formation...
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three lines
legions in the centre cavalry at the sides this change due to the surroundingd and terrain (forest) |
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Councilium
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council
giving orders legionary legates + auxiliaries + Senior centurions formations tactics assign leaders to cohorts (commanders) |
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independant unit..
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auxiliaries + cohorts
(sometimes merged together and ran by and senior officer) |
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who always moved first??
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Romans!
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romans view on tactics (brief)
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soldiers were expensive to up-keep and therefore should not be wasted (killed)
(minumise risk of death) |
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Tactic .. separate enemies from resouces.. (3)
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1)taking the resources themselves
2)intercepting the supplies en route (cutting off the main routeways) 3) The siege. locked up in the city. (build another wall around the city and attacked) |
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how the romans attacked a locked up city..
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built aother wall out of enemys range.
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weapons used to attack locked up city... (artillary)
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Anager/onger ( wild ass)
used catapults + ballistaes (crossbow) batterig ram - rotting carcasses - plague - water supply |
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Roman tactics could go worng when attacked locked up city...(2)
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1) could be attacked by another army
2) city could have an internal supply of food and water - take too long |
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If sieging a city took too long..
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Direct assault!!
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Direct assault included..
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- Getting over/under/threw wall
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How the romans got over the wall...
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siege tower - drawbridge
protected by iron plates on top ladders.. but a terrible idea |
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How the romans got threw the wall...
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weakest link - gate (heavily armed)
battering rank with over head protect of iron plates using picks+ crowbars Tortoise formation (knock over the wall) |
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How the roman got under the wall...
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dig underneath to wall - collapse/tunnel through
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How to 'get rid of the wall'..
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dig a mine beneath the wall and fill it with combustible material... Boom. :)
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