L06 Engineering under Roman Empire Part I - Military Flashcards
Complete infrastructure (along roads)
Every 15 miles: inns/hotels.changing stations(horses)
Every 1.5 km - milestone placed
1200 Velites
youngest, lightly armed, bows and arrows
First line
Greek System
- abandoned in 300 BC
5 - 10 men deep, 256 men strong, used very long spears
Phalanx
Roman Kingdom
753 - 510 BC
Ended when Tarquinius exiled in 510 BC
753 - 510 BC
Ended when Tarquinius exiled in 510 BC
Roman Kingdom
golden milestone, distance to all major cities
Milliarium Aureum
summum dorsum
large stone slabs, road surface, curved
Roman Empire
44 BC - 1453 AD
Ended when Constantinopole was taken in 1453 AD
large stone slabs, road surface, curved
summum dorsum
Phalanx
Greek System
- abandoned in 300 BC
5 - 10 men deep, 256 men strong, used very long spears
Second line
1200 Hastati
youngest, used spears, take on first assault
Consisted of 4 lines, 107 BC
4 lines make up 1 legion (4200 men)
-continuous supply of fresh troops
3 Line System
crushed rock
statumen
Standardized system of transportation between forts
-built because army had nothing to do
Roads
510 - 44 BC
Ended when Julius Caesar came to power in 44 BC
Roman Republic
trench 1.5m deep
Fossa (road)
44 BC - 1453 AD
Ended when Constantinopole was taken in 1453 AD
Roman Empire
in 753 BC by Romulus
Roman empire founded:
Third line
1200 Principes
Legion’s strongest menduty to destroy enemy
1200 Hastati
youngest, used spears, take on first assault
Second line