Roman Army

By: Katherine , Izabella , Jacob .

The Roman Soldiers
Katherine L
How did you become a Roman Soldier?
- Firstly, only men could serve in the army.
- You also had to be a Roman citizen.
- You had to be at least 20 years old. Once in the army, you were
required to serve for 25 years.
- Most soldiers came from outside countries.
What kinds of soldiers were there?
There were many types of soldiers you could be.

- The Roman cavalry ride on horses.

- Artillary soldiers shot catapults.
- The foot soldiers fought on foot.
- Centurians were important leaders and carried short rods to show their
importance. (and to whack soldiers of lower rank).
- Auxillary soldiers were soldiers who were not citizens. They fought where
it was the most dangerous, the front lines.
- There were archers in the Roman army.
- Legionaries were the best soldiers and the best paid.
What were the Roman Troops like?
- There were about 30 legions in the Roman army.
- Each legion had came with 4000 to 6000 soldiers called legionaries.
- Each legion also had 10 cohorts. Each cohort had 6 troops of 80 centuries.
- Each century was led by a centurion.
What was part of a soldiers uniform?
- They wore sandals with iron studs on the soles. The soles were made of
leather.
- When not being used, their swords were on the opposite side of their
dominant hand.
- They kept food and camping gear with them at all times.
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Punic
Wars

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Izabella S.
About the Punic War

- 3 wars in one
- 1st war - Rome vs. Carthage
- 2nd war - General Hannibal vs.
many others
- 3rd war - Second war between
Rome vs. Carthage
Punic War 1

- First war - Roman vs Carthage

- For more than 20 years the two
powers struggled for supremacy.
- Fought for more than 23 years
- Carthage had a good navy, while
Romes navy is bad
- Rome gets better navy over
course of the battle
- Rome eventually won control of
Sicily.
Punic War 2

- Second war was between General

Hannibal
- He invaded Italy
- He Won at Lake Trasimene and
Cannae
- He was defeated by Scipio
Africanus
- Rome got control of the west
Mediterranean and much of Spain
when he left in 202 BC
Punic War 3
- The 3rd War was between Carthage and
Rome
- Masinissa, governor of Numidia and a
strong ally of the Romans, picked at
Carthage, until Carthage attacked Numidia in
150 BC, Breaking the treaty that had ended
the first war.
- Carthage was pushed into fighting again.
Rome declared war on Carthage in 149 BC,
and an army landed in Africa.
- Carthage surrendered, as they couldnt
take the onslaught of the Roman might.
Punic War 3 continued
- In 146, Scipio stormed Carthage,
and Hannibal, but not wanting to give
Romans pleasure of seeing him as
a prisoner, He committed suicide
- The Roman army then turned up
stones, plowed the land, and salted
it. They guaranteed that no
carthage could rise from the ruins.
- The territory was made into the
Roman province of Africa.
Caesar's Civil War BY :
Jacob
Julius Ceasar civil war Julius cesars civil war was a death
sentence
This war was
brutal, and
uncivilized
The war was
between
julius and
pompey
This civil war almost lasted 4
years