| A | B |
|---|
| exercitus | army |
| miles | soldier who for served full time for 25 years; had to be a Roman citizen |
| legion | mini-army consisting of 5,000 milites |
| inquisitio | investigating board who ensured recruits were citizens and in good health |
| first part of a new recruit's training | marching; running; jumping; weapons training with wooden swords and dummy targets |
| thrust | type of motion Romans used with their swords |
| cut/slash | motion used by barbarians with swords |
| gladius | sword |
| pugio | dagger |
| pilum | javelin with wooden shaft and bendable iron head |
| scutum | curved rectangular shield |
| lorica segmentata | segmented armor worn by legionary soldiers at the time of our stories |
| chain mail | armor made up of small linked rings; this was no longer in style at the time of our stories |
| cingulum | belt on which a soldier hung his gladius and pugio |
| caligae | military sandals |
| 2nd part of a new recruit's training | marches with full gear in the open countryside; pitching camp |
| peacetime duties of milites | building roads, cleaning & repairing weapons, free time |
| Vindolanda tablets | documents found in Britain that show soldiers' duties, intelligence reports, etc. |
| promotion for a soldier | better pay and exemption from lower-ranked soldiers' duties |
| auxiliary troops | specialized troops from different parts of the empire, e.g., archers, slingers, cavalry |
