Roman army

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The Roman army was the highly organized and disciplined military force of ancient Rome that enabled the expansion, defense, and control of its vast empire across Europe, North Africa, and the Near East.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient military organization
component of the Roman state
commandedBy Roman consuls (in the Republic)
Roman dictators (in emergencies)
Roman emperors (in the Empire)
centurions
legates
provincial governors
tribunes
defended Danube frontier
Euphrates frontier
Hadrian's Wall
limes Germanicus
fundedBy Roman state treasury
provincial taxation
war booty
grants Roman citizenship to auxiliary veterans
land to veterans (at various times)
hasCharacteristic advanced logistics
engineering expertise
high discipline
professionalization (in the Imperial period)
standardized equipment
strict hierarchy
tactical flexibility
use of Latin as command language
use of military training drills
hasComponent Praetorian Guard
Roman legions
linked to: Roman legion

artillery units
auxiliary troops
cavalry units
engineers
frontier troops
garrison troops
logistical support units
medical personnel
naval forces
officer corps
scouts
standard bearers
urban cohorts
vigiles (paramilitary fire and police units)
hasDoctrine combined arms tactics
fortified marching camps
integration of allied and auxiliary troops
road building to support movement
siege warfare techniques
standardized battle formations
use of heavy infantry as core
use of reserves in battle
hasEquipment ballista
battering rams
galea (helmet)
gladius
lorica hamata
lorica segmentata
lorica squamata
onager
pilum
scutum
siege towers
hasFunction defense of borders
maintenance of internal order
protection of trade routes
territorial expansion
hasLegalBasis Roman military law
oath of loyalty (sacramentum)
hasPrimaryFunction warfare
hasRank aquilifer
centurio
immunes
legatus
milites
optio
signifer
tribunus
hasTactic encirclement maneuvers
feigned retreat (occasionally)
integration of artillery in sieges
systematic scouting and reconnaissance
testudo formation
triplex acies formation
use of fortified camps as bases
hasUnitType ala (cavalry wing)
century
cohort
comitatenses
foederati
legion
limitanei
maniple
numerus
influenced Byzantine army
medieval European military systems
modern military organization concepts
operatedIn Asia Minor
Balkans
Britannia
Egypt
Europe
Gaul
Germania
Hispania
linked to: Iberian Peninsula

Italian Peninsula
Levant
linked to: Levant region

Mediterranean region
linked to: Mediterranean Basin

Near East
linked to: Middle East

North Africa
participatedIn Gallic Wars
Jewish–Roman Wars
linked to: Jewish–Roman wars

Punic Wars
Roman civil wars
Roman–Parthian Wars
Roman–Persian Wars
partOf Roman Empire
Roman Republic
recruitsFrom Roman citizens
allied peoples
barbarian federate groups
non-citizen provincials (auxiliaries)
supportedBy Roman road network
forts and fortresses along frontiers
military supply depots
state-run arms production
timePeriod Roman Empire
Roman Kingdom
Roman Republic
underwentReformBy Augustus
Constantine the Great
linked to: Constantinus Magnus

Diocletian
Gaius Marius
usedBy ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity

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Limes Germanicus builtBy Roman army
Labarum usedBy Roman army
Titus militaryBranch Roman army
Trial of Jesus hasParticipant Roman soldiers
linked to: Roman army
Orestes powerBase Roman army in Italy
linked to: Roman army
Vindolanda builtBy Roman army
Birdoswald Roman Fort builtFor Roman army
Antonine Wall builder Roman army
Aalen Roman fort usedBy Roman army
Traiectum builtBy Roman army
subject linked to: Roman fort Traiectum
Martin of Tours servedIn Roman army
Praetorian Guard partOf Roman army
ancient Italy culturalInfluenceOn Roman military organization
linked to: Roman army
Mamucium constructedBy Roman army
subject linked to: Roman fort of Mamucium
Mamucium abandonedBy Roman military
subject linked to: Roman fort of Mamucium
linked to: Roman army
Argentoratum usedBy Roman army
Roman eagle usedBy Imperial Roman army
linked to: Roman army
Mars associatedWith Roman army
subject linked to: Roman god Mars
Battle of Trebia combatant Roman army
Glevum usedBy Roman army
Deva usedBy Roman army
Eboracum abandonedBy Roman military
linked to: Roman army
Centurion partOf Roman army
subject linked to: Centurion (Roman officer)
Classis Ravennatis partOf Roman imperial armed forces
linked to: Roman army
Legio VI Victrix allegiance Imperial Roman army
linked to: Roman army
Principia (Chesters Roman Fort) usedBy Roman army
Oescus usedBy Roman army
Novae usedBy Roman army
Novae archaeological site usedBy Roman army
Ammianus Marcellinus servedIn Roman army
Numidian cavalry usedBy Roman army
optio partOf Roman army
lorica segmentata usedBy Roman army
testudo formation usedBy Roman army
Limes Germanicus usedBy Roman army
subject linked to: limes Germanicus
Noric steel valuedBy Roman military
linked to: Roman army
Carthaginian army opponent Roman army