A Greek hoplite. The hoplite style of fighting was probably introduced to italy by Greek colonists. The hoplite was more than a military evolution, it signaled social and political changes. The development of the hoplite marked a growth in Rome

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A Greek hoplite. The hoplite style of fighting
was probably introduced to italy by Greek
colonists. The hoplite was more than a military
evolution, it signaled social and political
changes. The development of the hoplite marked a
growth in Romes population and that a
significant portion of that population owned
land.
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Lorica squamata scale armour that was made of
either iron or bronze varying in size wired
together and swen into fabric.
Lorica Segmentata segemented armour supported
by leather straps and bronze fittings. Assumed
adoption date is AD 9 from excavations at
Kalkriese. Russel Robinson sucessfully
reconstructed the lorica segmentata from 3
cuirasses at Corbridge, south of Hadrian's Wall
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Starting from the left, Mainz-type
gladius, Pompeii style gladius and a longer
spatha.
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A diagram based upon Polybius description of the
marching camp laid out by a consular army of two
legions and two alae
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A diagram of a legionary fortress excavated in
Caerleon South Wales occupied by Legio II Augusta
for two centuries. No two fortresses appear to be
absolutely identical.
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The corvus (raven) was used by the newly
constructed Roman naval fleet during the First
Punic War.
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