Roman Army Ranks

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Roman Army Ranks

• Who commanded the Legion?
• Who was at the bottom of the group?
• Who decided what happened?

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Ranks

• Ranks were the order of importance.
• There were 64 Centurions, they were average on
  importance.
• There were lots of soldiers and places in the
  Ranks inside every Legion.
• Legate-Legates were at the top of their Legion.
• Prefect-Prefects were in the middle.
• Auxiliary- Auxiliaries were at the bottom.

3
Men in Roman armies
There were lots of men in a Roman army and lots
of names for them too!
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The Auxiliary

• The Auxiliary was at the bottom of the rank.
• Although weirdly he was paid lots!
• He really had to pay attention to the Legate and
  he didnt have any respect at all . He was a
  non-citizen soldier!!!

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Surveyor

• The Surveyor chose what happened at the army
  camp.
• He also decided where they went and what they did
  there.
• He was quite high up in the Ranks.

He made many soldiers work very hard.
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The Legate

• The Legate commanded the Legion.
• He was at the top of the Rank and handpicked by
  the Emperor himself.
• Everyone had to respect him or else they wouldnt
  be very popular!!!