Roman military
Caesar's armed forces
The Roman military was the armed forces of ancient Rome, renowned for discipline, organization, and tactical innovation.
The basic unit was the legion, composed of infantry supported by cavalry and auxiliary troops.
Roman military innovations—standardized equipment, engineering capabilities, professional soldiers—allowed Rome to conquer and hold territory across three continents.
The Roman military dominated the Mediterranean world for centuries.
- legionGreat number, or soldiers
- aquiliferRoman legion's standard-carrier
- tribuneSpeaker's raised platform
- centurionRoman army officer
- ballistaAncient projectile siege engine
pilum · sword and shield · cohort · lorica segmentata · auxilia · velites · corvus · flanking maneuver · gladius · decimation · Punic Wars · Julius Caesar · siege warfare · scutum · ambush tactics · enemy lines · spear · sandals
- Roman topicsancient Italy
- Roman BritainHadrian's Wall, Londinium, Britannia, Boudicca, legions
- Roman frontierborder defense, frontier, garrisons, auxiliaries, watchtowers
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- Roman EmpireAugustus, emperors, imperial, imperium, Pax Romana
- Flavian RomeTitus, Colosseum, Masada
Roman militaryguerrilla fighters
Irregular combatants using ambush tactics
irregular forces · guerrilla warfare · militia · chariot warfare