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Re-enactor with Pompeii-type gladius The Mainz Gladius on display at the British Museum, London. Gladius is the general Latin word for 'sword'. In the Roman Republic, the term gladius Hispaniensis (Spanish sword) referred (and still refers) specifically to the short sword, 60 cm (24 inches) long, used by Roman legionaries from the 3rd century BC.
Roman personal weapons (3 C, 2 P) R. Roman siege engines (11 P) Pages in category "Roman weapons" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Auxilia – were introduced as non-citizen troops attached to the citizen legions by Augustus after his reorganisation of the Imperial Roman army from 30 BC. Architecti – An engineer or artillery constructor. Armicustos – A soldier tasked with the administration and supply of weapons and equipment. A quartermaster.
Roman weapons (3 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Ancient Roman military equipment" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Every century (group of 60-100 men) in the Roman army had a ballista by the 1st century AD. [6] It was the command of the chief of the ballistae, under whom were the artillery experts, or doctores ballistarum and finally, the artillerymen, or ballistarii. [7] Ballistae were heavy missile weapons, hurling large rocks great distances to damage ...
The makeup of the Roman military changed substantially over its history, from its early days as an unsalaried citizen militia to a later professional force, the Imperial Roman army. The equipment used by the military altered greatly in type over time, though there were very few technological improvements in weapons manufacture, in common with ...
The general military technology of Ancient Rome (see sub-category for weapons specifically). Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Of major importance in our understanding of mid-Republican military equipment is the hoard of some 160 Roman weapons at Šmihel in Slovenia (known to the Romans as western Pannonia), dating from the period 200–150 BC.