THE ROMAN ARMY

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AIM How did the Roman Army help Rome to expand?

• DO NOW
• Copy notes from yesterday
• Take out homework

HOMEWORK Chapter 6, Section 2, do questions 1-6
on Section Review
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THE ROMAN ARMY

• Why was it so important?

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How was the Roman Army organized?

• Main part of the army was the LEGION

• This was made up of 5000 men

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How was the Roman Army was organized?

• The legion was divided into ten groups

• Each group was made up of six centuries (units)
  of 100 men

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Peek-a-boo! You better be paying attention to
the lesson!
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How the Roman Army was organized

• The centurions (commanders) were responsible for
  training the soldiers and making sure everyone
  obeyed orders.

• Some were very cruel

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Standard Bearers

• Each century had its own emblem

• This was carried by the standard bearer, a very
  experienced and trusted soldier

• To lose your emblem was a great disgrace

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How to become a Soldier!

• You had to be a Roman citizen

• You had to be physically fit

• You were expected to stay in the army for 25 years

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Training

• Most soldiers joined between 18-20 years old

• There were three very long marches each year and
  each soldier had to carry a lot of weight of
  equipment on those marches!

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Training

• New recruits were given shields and swords twice
  as heavy as the real thing!

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Who else was in the Army?

• Auxiliaries- These were soldiers from lands
  conquered by the Romans who volunteered to fight
  for the Romans

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Auxiliaries

• Thought of by Romans as second class soldiers ,
  paid less and not trained as rigorously

• After 25 years- they became Citizens (and their
  children too!)

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I cant believe that Ms. Megas STILL thinks that
the Greeks were better than the Romans!