The Roman Army
Ted Talk On Daily Life of Roman Soldier
Video: Roman Camp/Castra, Castrorum (n. pl.)
Podcasts on Caesar and his Army from Dickinson College site
http://dcc.dickinson.edu/podcasts/caesars-army
http://dcc.dickinson.edu/podcasts/caesars-strategy-and-genius
Pullo and Vorenus from HBO's Rome
Video on the Legio of the Roman Republic and the Campus Martius
acies, aciei (f) battle line
agmen, agminis (n) marching line (novissimum agmen = rear of theline)
aquilifer, aquiliferī (m) eagle-bearer
auxilium, -ii (n) help
castra, -ōrum (n) camp
centuria, -ae (f) a century - unit of about 80 men
centurio, centurionis (m) commander of a century, centurion
cohors, cohortis (f) cohort
cornu, -ūs (n) wing (of an army); horn
copiae, -ārum (f) troops
equites, equitum (m. pl.) cavalry
equitatus, -us (m) cavalry
eruptio, eruptionis (f) a breaking out
exercitus, -us (m) army
fossa, -ae (f) ditch
frumentum, -i (n) grain, (in plural = crops)
gladius, -ii (m) sword
galea, -ae (f) helmet
impedimentum, -i (n) impediment, obstacle, (in plural = baggage train)
impetus, -ūs (m) attack
legatus, -i (m) envoy; lieutenant general
legio, legionis (f) legion
manus, -ūs (f) hand; band or group of soldiers
miles, militis (m) soldier
munitio, munitionis (f) fortification
mūrus, -i (m) wall
obsidio, obsidionis (f) siege, blockade
opus, operis (n) work; fortification
ordo, ordinis (m) rank, order
pars, partis (f) part, side
passus, -us (m) step, pace
pilum, i (n) javelin
praesidium, -ii (n) guard
proelium, -ii (n) battle
profectio, profectionis (f) departure, setting out
salus, salutis (f) safety, salvation
scutum, -i (n) shield
signum, signī (n) signal; battle standard
signifer, signiferī (standard bearer)
subsidium, -ii (n) help, reinforcement, support
telum, -i (n) weapon; spear
turris, turris, turrium (f) tower (acc. sing. turrim)
vigilia, -ae (f) watch (military)
vallum, -i (n) rampart; wall