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  2. List of Roman army unit types - Wikipedia

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    The protectores were an order of honor rather than a military unit. The order first appeared in the mid-200s AD. Quaestionarius – An interrogator or torturer. Retentus – A soldier kept in service after serving required term. Rorarii – The final line, or reserve, in the ancient pre

  3. Category:Military ranks of ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Late Roman military ranks (15 P) Pages in category "Military ranks of ancient Rome" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.

  4. Roman legion - Wikipedia

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    Roman military equipment (cf. Roman military personal equipment), particularly armor, was of better quality and far more ubiquitous, especially in the late Republican and Early Imperial era, than that of most of their opponents. Soldiers equipped with shields, helmets and highly effective body armor had a major advantage over warriors protected ...

  5. Imperial Roman army - Wikipedia

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    The Roman army had a strong interest in looking after the health of its effectives and developed a sophisticated medical service, based on the best medical knowledge and practice of the ancient world (i.e. Greek medicine). The Roman army's medics were highly skilled and possessed enormous practical experience.

  6. Roman army - Wikipedia

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    The Roman army (Latin: exercitus Romanus) was the armed forces deployed by the Romans throughout the duration of Ancient Rome, from the Roman Kingdom (753 BC–509 BC) to the Roman Republic (509 BC–27 BC) and the Roman Empire (27 BC–476 AD), and its medieval continuation, the Eastern Roman Empire.

  7. Military of ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Third-century Roman soldiers battling barbarian troops on the Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus (250–260) Rome was established as a nation by making aggressive use of its high military potential. From very early on in its history, it would raise two armies annually to campaign abroad. The Roman military was far from being solely a defense force.

  8. Late Roman army - Wikipedia

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    Total Roman Army: 255,000 ... there are measures to deal with cases of self-mutilation to avoid military service ... (in ascending order of rank): duces limitis ...

  9. Cohort (military unit) - Wikipedia

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    A cohort (from the Latin cohors, pl.: cohortes; see wikt:cohors for full inflection table) was a standard tactical military unit of a Roman legion. Although the standard size changed with time and situation, it was generally composed of 480 soldiers. [1] A cohort is considered to be the equivalent of a modern military battalion.