Definition of Maniples. Meaning of Maniples. Synonyms of Maniples

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Definition of Maniples

Maniple
Maniple Man"i*ple, n. [L. manipulus, maniplus, a handful, a certain number of soldiers; manus hand + root of plere to fill, plenus full: cf. F. maniple. See Manual, and Full, a.] 1. A handful. [R.] --B. Jonson. 2. A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company. --Milton. 3. Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service.

Meaning of Maniples from wikipedia

- Look up maniple in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Maniple may refer to: Maniple (military unit), a division of a Roman legion Maniple (vestment), a...
- account, the legion consisted of 10 maniples of 120 hastati, 10 maniples of 120 principes, and 10 half strength maniples of triarii containing 60 men each...
- Fathers, Brooklyn, 1927, pg 217 Look up maniple in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Media related to Maniples (vestment) at Wikimedia Commons Portals:...
- century of triarii was 30 men. These 3,000 men (twenty maniples of 120 men, and ten maniples of 60 men), together with about 1,200 velites and 300 cavalry...
- was divided into thirty sets of 120–160 men strong maniples organized into three lines of ten maniples. Generally positioned in front of the main infantrymen...
- War (218 -201 BC) there were 10 maniples of hastati, each having 120 hastati, with 40 velites attached. The maniples were further split into centuries...
- around 5,000 men (of both heavy and light infantry) was known as a legion. Maniples were units of 120 men each drawn from a single infantry class. They were...
- Cycle by Harry Turtledove. The novels recount the adventures of several maniples of Caesar's legions in Gaul that are whisked away by druid spells to a...
- military formation of the hoplite phalanx of the Gr****s to the formation with maniples (Latin: manipuli). In the former, the soldiers carried a round shield,...
- Gr**** geographer Strabo described the incident as having wiped out three maniples of Romans, which could mean anywhere from 480 to 1,800 soldiers. Other...