Imperial Roman army

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activePeriod 27 BC – AD 476
gptkbp:commanderTitle gptkb:monarchy
centurion
legatus
magister militum
gptkbp:component legion
auxilia
praetorian guard
imperial navy
gptkbp:country gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:disbanded 476 AD
gptkbp:discipline decimation
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Britons
gptkb:Dacians
gptkb:Germanic_tribes
gptkb:Huns
gptkb:Sassanid_Empire
gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkb:Jews_(during_revolts)
gptkbp:fortification gptkb:castra
limes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Imperial Roman army
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern military organization
influenced Western military tactics
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Adrianople
gptkb:Battle_of_Teutoburg_Forest
gptkb:Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70_CE)
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Milvian_Bridge
gptkbp:notableReform gptkb:Marian_reforms
gptkb:Constantinian_reforms
gptkb:Diocletian_reforms
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
Augustus
Hadrian
Marcus Aurelius
Trajan
gptkbp:pays stipendium
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Roman_Republican_army
gptkbp:primaryUse expansion of the Roman Empire
defense of the Roman Empire
gptkbp:recruitedFrom citizens
non-citizens (auxilia)
gptkbp:size varied from 150,000 to over 400,000
gptkbp:standardArmor lorica hamata
lorica segmentata
lorica squamata
gptkbp:standardWeapon gladius
pilum
scutum
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Byzantine_army
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Aquila_(eagle_standard)
gptkbp:trainer rigorous drills
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:praefectus_castrorum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5