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L06 Engineering under Roman Empire Part I - Military Flashcards

1
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Complete infrastructure (along roads)

A

Every 15 miles: inns/hotels.changing stations(horses)

Every 1.5 km - milestone placed

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1200 Velites

youngest, lightly armed, bows and arrows

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First line

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Greek System
- abandoned in 300 BC
5 - 10 men deep, 256 men strong, used very long spears

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Phalanx

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Roman Kingdom

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753 - 510 BC

Ended when Tarquinius exiled in 510 BC

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753 - 510 BC

Ended when Tarquinius exiled in 510 BC

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Roman Kingdom

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golden milestone, distance to all major cities

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Milliarium Aureum

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summum dorsum

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large stone slabs, road surface, curved

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Roman Empire

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44 BC - 1453 AD

Ended when Constantinopole was taken in 1453 AD

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large stone slabs, road surface, curved

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summum dorsum

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Phalanx

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Greek System
- abandoned in 300 BC
5 - 10 men deep, 256 men strong, used very long spears

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Second line

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1200 Hastati

youngest, used spears, take on first assault

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Consisted of 4 lines, 107 BC
4 lines make up 1 legion (4200 men)
-continuous supply of fresh troops

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3 Line System

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13
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crushed rock

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statumen

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Standardized system of transportation between forts

-built because army had nothing to do

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Roads

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510 - 44 BC

Ended when Julius Caesar came to power in 44 BC

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Roman Republic

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trench 1.5m deep

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Fossa (road)

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44 BC - 1453 AD

Ended when Constantinopole was taken in 1453 AD

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Roman Empire

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in 753 BC by Romulus

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Roman empire founded:

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Third line

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1200 Principes

Legion’s strongest menduty to destroy enemy

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1200 Hastati

youngest, used spears, take on first assault

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Second line

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Roman Republic

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510 - 44 BC

Ended when Julius Caesar came to power in 44 BC

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  • one of most remote forts in roman empire

- part of Hadrian’s wall 120s AD

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Vindolanda

23
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compacted sand/dry earth

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pavimentum

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Vindolanda

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  • one of most remote forts in roman empire

- part of Hadrian’s wall 120s AD

25
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cemented large gravel, stones

26
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Fort for each legion (7 components)-standardized-private/public toilets, baths, running water

27
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Roads

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Standardized system of transportation between forts

-built because army had nothing to do

28
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MIlitary service became paid career

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107 BC, landless and poor allowed to join army(not just rstricted to those with land)
-after 25 years, receive land and citizenship

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VIndolanda writing tablets

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97 - 103 AD, Told us:

  • Roman army ate/clothed exceptionally well
  • everyday life not gloomy, social interactions past fort’s walls
  • letters written by common soldiers, women, and slaves
  • standardized post system (birch/oak tablets)
30
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both sides of road to drain rain

A

parallel drainage ditch

31
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Roman empire founded:

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in 753 BC by Romulus

32
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First line

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1200 Velites

youngest, lightly armed, bows and arrows

33
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1200 Principes

Legion’s strongest menduty to destroy enemy

A

Third line

34
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97 - 103 AD, Told us:

  • Roman army ate/clothed exceptionally well
  • everyday life not gloomy, social interactions past fort’s walls
  • letters written by common soldiers, women, and slaves
  • standardized post system (birch/oak tablets)
A

VIndolanda writing tablets

35
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parallel drainage ditch

A

both sides of road to drain rain

36
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3 Line System

A

Consisted of 4 lines, 107 BC
4 lines make up 1 legion (4200 men)
-continuous supply of fresh troops

37
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107 BC, landless and poor allowed to join army(not just rstricted to those with land)
-after 25 years, receive land and citizenship

A

MIlitary service became paid career

38
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Fourth line

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600 Triarii

oldest soldiers, war veterans

39
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Every 15 miles: inns/hotels.changing stations(horses)

Every 1.5 km - milestone placed

A

Complete infrastructure (along roads)

40
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600 Triarii

oldest soldiers, war veterans

A

Fourth line

41
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Groma

A

used to obtain right angles, to make grid plan for road building

42
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rudus

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cemented large gravel, stones

43
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Milliarium Aureum

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golden milestonetold you distance to all major cities

44
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statumen

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crushed rock

45
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Castra

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Fort for each legion (7 components)-standardized-private/public toilets, baths, running water

46
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Fossa (road)

A

trench 1.5m deep

47
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nucleus

A

cemented sand, small gravel

48
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pavimentum

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compacted sand/dry earth

49
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cemented sand, small gravel

50
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used to obtain right angles, to make grid plan for road building

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