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Palatini – were elite units of the late army. Pedites – The infantry of the early army of the Roman kingdom. The majority of the army in this period. Peditatus – A term referring to any infantryman in the Roman Empire. Pilus Prior – Senior centurion of a cohort. Pilus Posterior – Deputy to the pilus prior.
De re militari is a treatise on Roman military affairs by Vegetius, a late 4th or early 5th-century writer, and contains considerable information on the late army, although its focus is on the army of the Republic and Principate. However, Vegetius (who wholly lacked military experience) is often unreliable.
Pages in category "Late Roman military units" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Areani; B.
Pages in category "Military units and formations of ancient Rome" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Marian reforms were putative changes to the composition and operation of the Roman army during the late Roman republic usually attributed to Gaius Marius (a general who was consul in 107, 104–100, and 86 BC [12]). The most important of those putative changes concerned the altering of the socio-economic background of the soldiery.
Late Roman military units (4 C, 18 P) Roman legions (4 C, 77 P) P. Praetorian Guard (2 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of the Roman Empire"
The Roman empire in AD 125, in the time of emperor Hadrian, showing the Roman provinces and legions deployed. This article lists auxilia, non-legionary auxiliary regiments of the imperial Roman army, attested in the epigraphic record, by Roman province of deployment during the reign of emperor Hadrian (r. AD 117–138).
[1] At the highest level of structure, the forces were split into the Roman army and the Roman navy, although these two branches were less distinct than in many modern national defense forces. Within the top levels of both army and navy, structural changes occurred as a result of both positive military reform and organic structural evolution.