All About The Military

Question 0

What happens if a legion’s eagle is captured?

Answer 0

Army disbands

Question 1

Aquilifer

Answer 1

Eagle bearer

Question 2

Spatha

Answer 2

Long sword used by cavalry; derived from the Celtic sword; broad, two-edged sword

Question 3

Roman king who required all landowners to join the army?

Answer 3

Servius Tullius

Question 4

Expeditus

Answer 4

“Unencumbered”; a soldier without sarcina

Question 5

Sarcina

Answer 5

Personal pack

Question 6

Signifer

Answer 6

Signal bearer

Question 7

Largest unit of army?

Answer 7

Legion

Question 8

Smallest unit of army?

Answer 8

Century

Question 9

Roman triumphal processions would end at:

Answer 9

The Temple of Jupiter

Question 10

Navis longa

Answer 10

Battleship

Question 11

Catapulta

Answer 11

Artillery that hurled large arrows or javelins

Question 12

Ballista

Answer 12

Artillery that hurled heavy stones or blocks of wood

Question 13

Hastati

Answer 13

Army formation that used spears

Question 14

Testudo

Answer 14

Army formation that used shields

Question 15

Princepes

Answer 15

Army group that consisted of wealthy men in their prime

Question 16

Primus pilus

Answer 16

Senior centurion in command of the extreme right-hand maniple

Question 17

Corona muralis

Answer 17

First to gain entry to besieged town

Question 18

Caliga

Answer 18

Shoes worn by soldiers; named after the emperor Caligula

Question 19

How many centuries in a cohort?

Answer 19

Six

Question 20

Each barracks held:

Answer 20

Two centuries

Question 21

Soldiers wore short leather trousers called:

Answer 21

Bracae

Question 22

Roman triumphal processions began in the:

Answer 22

Campus Martius

Question 23

Corona civica

Answer 23

Recognition for saving life of a citizen