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There were many soldiers in the Roman army. At it's largest it contained just over half a million soldiers.
 * The Roman Army and Their Soldiers**

Legionaries were normal soldiers that came in a group called a Roman Legion. The Legion contained of 9 smaller groups called Cohorts. 1 Cohort is made of 6 centuries. The centuries were made of 100 Legionaries.

Legatus were like generals in the Roman army they controlled the Legion. Legatus stood at front of the Legion next to the Standard Bearer.The Standard Bearer was the person who held the pole with the silver eagle on it( if the silver eagle fell in to the enemy hands the Legion was disbanded).Centurions are like commanders and they were the ones that controlled the centuries. Centurions stood at the front of each Century. Then it was the Legionaries they were the normal soldiers and at the bottom of it all were the Auxiliaries. Auxiliaries were the ones who guarded the forts and the cities. Auxiliaries were not roman citizens they were outsiders and captured enemy men, made into Roman soldiers and after serving for the Romans they were granted citizenship and a small piece of land. Most of the outsiders and others were given a choice of either fighting for Rome or dying.

Hierarchy: Legatus The Standard Bearer Centurions Legionaries Auxiliaries

Most of the soldiers were called Legionaries. They were equipped with a sword, a shield, a dagger, 2 javelins, armor and 3 - 14 days worth of food. The Legionaries had to carry a saw, a wicker basket, a piece of rope or leather, a shovel, a water skin, a sickle and a pickaxe. It's been estimated that a Legionary could carry anywhere from 66 lbs. (30 kgs) to over 100 lbs. (45 kgs) of gear and weapons.

Roman amour was made of many pieces of sheet metal lashed together. This provided increased maneuverability while still giving the protection of plate steel. The main body amour was made of steel as well as the helmet. The person would have to wear a scarf around their neck to protect them from the sharp edge of amour. It was called "Lorica Segmentata", that means segments. The helmet was also part of the armor it provided head protection. it consisted of 3 parts( 2 cheek plates and the main body). The parts of the helmet were lashed together like the armor.

The sword was called a Gladius. It was about 18 inches long and two inches wide. It was a double bladed. The grip was made out of bone and leather it had a ball on the end of it as well to prevent slipping and it was also for balance.

The javelin was called Pilum. It was two meter long wooden spear. it had a 30cm long thin metal head, so when it was thrown if it hit the ground the head would break off so the person couldn't throw it back.

The shield was called a Scutum. It was a curved shield built to fit the body. It was made from thin sheets of wood, glued together and covered around the edges with wrought iron or bronze. The center had a grip stretched over a metal cap.

Today we have more modern weapon like the gun and we don't use the sword. We still can make some comparisons like the normal foot solider could be compared to a legionnaire, centurion could be like an officer and legatus could be a general. We can also make comparisons on the weapons to like the sword is like the gun, the dagger could be like a army knife and the helmet is changed for an army helmet. Those are just some of the comparisons we can make.

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