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** Ancient Roman Warfare:  ** ** The Empire of Julius Caesar  ** ** Ryan Arul  ** ** Reading and Language Arts Pds. 5/6 ** **  Mr.Schoch  ** ** June 7th, 2012  **

 An empire that started out as just farmers became one of the biggest empires ever known to mankind. Rome was named after the founder named Romulus (Chandler11). Romulus founded Rome on 21 April 753 BC, and the city itself still exists today ( http://tinyurl.com/ycb6vhl ). Rome is remembered for many things, such as their building styles, legal systems, political systems, literature, coins, roads, and aqueducts(Ganeri 28). The Roman Empire was made up of most of Europe, and the north tip of Africa ( http://tinyurl.com/clxf4z8 ).

 An equally important and fascinating part of Roman culture, however, was its warfare. Warriors and weapons were important to the Romans because the army created the Roman empire by conquering territories for Rome. They also brought a lot of treasures back to Rome( http://tinyurl.com/5zl46t ). We can learn more about this cultural aspect by looking at the Roman military equipment, warriors, and ranks.  

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">One part of Roman Warfare was what their warriors wear. The officers had their special gear that was made up of the Lorica Musculata, Pteruges, and Parazonium. The Lorica Musculata was a bronze chest piece made of two pieces for the front and the back and the Pteruges were the leather straps protecting the legs and the arms. The sword carried by officers,Parazonium, can be slung over the shoulder of an officer. The Centurions wore a cloak, a side to side crest, helmet, swords on their left side, and daggers on the right side. Without military equipment the Roman army wouldn't be as strong <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">( http://tinyurl.com/Roman-Warfare <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">). <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Roman army had some really awesome weapons like the Gladius, Pilum, and the Pugio. A Gladius is an ornate double-edged Roman short sword about 18 inches long and about 2 inches wide and it also had a ball at the hilt to help balance the sword. A Pilum is a seven foot long javelin and is very light. A Pugio is a 7 to 11 inch dagger that had the width of 2 inches that could be very ornate.Without these weapons the Roman army would have lost a lot of its reputation and strength <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">( http://tinyurl.com/Roman-Warfare <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">). <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">The body armor of the Romans was more than adequate. Examples of the body armor was Lorica Hamata, Lorica Segmentata, <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> and Loricae Squamatae. The Lorica Hamata was chain mail that had great protection and flexibility but was time consuming to make. The Lorica Segmentata is a type of plate armor that replaced chain mail because of the budget. The Loricae Squatamatae is a type of scale armor that has row on row of bronze and iron scales. Without this armor the Roman army would have lost a lot of men. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> After the fall of the Roman empire, Rome was made the capital of Italy. Rome still is known for its army and its huge empire. The legacy of the disciplined of Rome’s army will never be forgotten. The Roman empire at its largest is still one of the biggest empire of all time.

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