Miltary Culture Flashcards
1
Q
Primi ordines
A
The first rank of five senior centurions
2
Q
Optio
A
Deputy
3
Q
Signifer
A
Standard-bearer
4
Q
Tesserarius
A
One who organized the guards and distributed the passwords
5
Q
Vitis
A
A cane with which the soldiers were beaten with
6
Q
Primi pilus
A
Most senior centurion
7
Q
Praefectus castrorum
A
Commander of the camp
8
Q
Tribunus laticlavius
A
Senior tribune with a broad stripe
9
Q
Tribuni angusticlavii
A
Tribunes with the narrow stripe
10
Q
Equites
A
Low social class
11
Q
Principia
A
Headquarters
12
Q
Praetorium
A
Living quarters of the commanding officer
13
Q
Valetudinarium
A
Hospital
14
Q
Via praetoria
A
Street that ran from the main gate to the front entrance of the headquarters
15
Q
Via principalis
A
Street that extended across the whole width of the fortress
