Roman Soldier Daily Life
Lesson by Dean Stevens
Essay Question
• The Roman Empire was created on the
backs of Roman soldiers.
• Using specific examples explain how
Roman discipline, weapons and innovation
helped them achieve empire.
Bad, Mad and Dangerous to Know
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Vinegar and cold palenta
Marius’s Mules
20 years service
Originally landowners
Professional soldiers
No marriage
Service = Citizenship
Roman Soldiers Training
Roman Panoply
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Pilum or Hasta
Scutum
Segmentata
Chainmail
Gladius and dagger
Brass Helmet w/crest
Red Tunic
First Row Seat
• Raw Recruits/Velites
• Standard Bearers
Roman Battle Formation
Tortoise Formation
Barbarian Battle Formations
You’re in the Army Now!
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Camp
Roads
Aqueducts
Valor Awards
Roman Camps
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Password?
Gambling
Clubbing
Decimation
Essay Question
• The Roman Empire was created on the
backs of Roman soldiers.
• Using specific examples explain how
Roman discipline, weapons and innovation
helped them achieve empire.
Further Reading
• As the Romans Did by Jo-Ann Shelton
• A History of the Jewish War by Josephus
• Caesar by Christian Meier