The Roman Imperial Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activePeriod 27 BC – AD 476
gptkbp:auxiliaSize about 500–1,000 soldiers per unit
gptkbp:commanderTitle gptkb:monarchy
centurion
legatus
magister militum
gptkbp:component legion
auxilia
praetorian guard
imperial navy
gptkbp:disbanded 476 AD (Western Roman Empire)
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Hadrian's_Wall
gptkb:Rhine_frontier
Danube frontier
Eastern provinces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Roman Imperial Army
gptkbp:legacy influenced later European military systems
gptkbp:legionSize about 5,000 soldiers
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:Germanic_Wars
gptkb:Dacian_Wars
gptkb:Jewish–Roman_wars
gptkb:Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70_CE)
gptkb:Marcomannic_Wars
gptkb:Parthian_Wars
gptkb:conquest_of_Britain
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
Augustus
Hadrian
Marcus Aurelius
Septimius Severus
Trajan
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Roman_Empire
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:religion gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkbp:retirementBenefit land grants
citizenship (for auxilia)
gptkbp:size approximately 300,000 soldiers (at peak)
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:bfsParent gptkb:Graham_Webster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7