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1 Roman Warfare Roman Warfare

2 Roman Legion Body Armor was layered and made of metal
Sandals were studded and were very intimidating when marching on Roman Roads

3 Roman Legion The Legion was a tactical formation composed of units
maniples Then later cohorts In each unit each man had 6feet for action The maniples were arranged in 3 waves of 10 maniples each in a checker-board fashion

4 Roman Legion

5 Roman Legion The Cohort legion consisted of 5000 to 6000 infantry in 10 cohorts Each cohort was fully self-sufficient to fight at a distance from the legion, operating basically as a "mini-legion”

6 THE LEGIONARY CAMP A Roman army on the march never bivouaced without constructing an entrenched camp (castra) large enough to contain the whole force.

7 THE LEGIONARY CAMP The marching kit of the Roman soldier included a number of stakes for use in forming the palisade with which the earthen mound (vallum) surrounding the camp was strengthened.

8 THE LEGIONARY CAMP

9 Roman Siege craft

10 Roman Siege craft

11 Roman Siege craft

12 Roman Siege Towers

13 Roman Roads Roman Roads were essential for the growth of the Roman Empire. Roman roads served 3 main purposes They enabled the Romans to move armies, trade goods and to communicate news throughout the empire

14 Roman Roads


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