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Roman Army

By: Christopher P. Roman Army. Early. Late. Not organized Not professional Basically a militia Consisted of raiding parties on surrounding villages. Based on Etruscan and Greek armies.

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Roman Army

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  1. By: Christopher P. Roman Army

  2. Early Late • Not organized • Not professional • Basically a militia • Consisted of raiding parties on surrounding villages. • Based on Etruscan and Greek armies. • The first soldiers to strike were the ‘hastati’ who struck first then fell back when ‘ things got too hot’. • The soldiers were ‘half trained, half equipped, incompetent farmers. • The soldiers couldn’t prevent the fall of the Empire, they were too horribly trained. Early to Late Roman Army

  3. Gaius Marius • He was elected 7 times, very rare back then. • He was a harsh and ambitious man. • He reformed the Roman army in the later Republic. • He was a general, one of the best of his time. • He was also an able bodied soldier in the field of battle.

  4. Typical roman infantry

  5. Hastati They were the very fast foot soldiers

  6. Roman heavy infantry

  7. Phalanx Shell (Testudo) The Different types of Tactics army

  8. Wedge Tactic The wedge tactic; thinned lines to make an arrowhead like shape to smash enemy lines.

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