Structure
The number of soldiers in a legion
4,000-6,000
The most elite soldiers
Legionary
This formation is also called the tortoise formation
The testudo formation
Another name for a javelin
Pilum Spear
In its prime the roman army had this many soldiers
500,000
The amount of soldiers in a century
80
The regular roman soldier
Auxiliary
The corvus tactic was used to
board other boats
What did the carrobalistas shoot
Spears or heavy bullets
The plumbata was used by
throwing it
The leader of a century
Centurion
The leaders in battle
Centurion
The frontline of a triple line formation was made up of
the least experienced soldiers
The onager flung
combustible materials and rocks
If a legionary soldier survived their 25 year service they were rewarded with
Land