-
Marcellinus makes references to the
following forces under Valens:
Legions of
Lanciarii, and Mattiarii. The
Notitia Dignitatum lists both as
legiones palatinae...
- cavalry, of the old legions. The
earliest legiones palatinae were the
Lanciarii, Joviani,
Herculiani and Divitenses.[citation needed] The 4th century...
-
lighter and more
manoeuvrable and
negated any
advantage the
legionary lanciarii (javelin-armed
light infantry) had. The
Praetorian Guards broke through...
-
influence on the emperor.
Perennis was
killed by a
delegation of 1,500
Lanciarii of the 3
legions of
Britain which had come to
complain about his interference...
- orientis, ****vi. livius.org
account of
Legio II
Parthica Castra Albana Lanciarii:
Elite Roman Light Troops?
Legio II
Parthica and the
Apamea Phalangarius...
- who may have
ridden on mail-armoured horses.
Known to the
Romans as "
Lanciarii" (not to be
confused with the spear-armed
infantry of the
Eastern Roman...
- as campiductor/campidoctor ("drill instructor") of the
regiment of the
Lanciarii (Gr****: καμπιδούκτωρ τῶν λαγκιαρίων). In 528, Godilas,
along with Baduarius...
-
against the
emperor from there.
Despite that, in 185 AD, 1,500
British lanciarii (javelin throwers)
marched to the
gates of Rome and
murdered there the...
