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Rorarii were
soldiers who
formed the
final lines, or else
provided a
reserve thereby, in the
ancient pre-Marian
Roman army. They may have been used with...
- reforms".
Lucilius suggests that
rorarii and
velites were interchangeable, with
velites gradually su****ding
rorarii.
Another theory is that the leves'...
- 15 ordines,
larger units made up of a
maniple of triarii, a
maniple of
rorarii and a
maniple of accensi. The
triarii stood in the
third line of the legion...
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classes based on wealth; the
hastati were the
third poorest, with the
rorarii being slightly poorer and the
principes slightly wealthier.
Hastati were...
- 15 ordines,
larger units made up of a
maniple of triarii, a
maniple of
rorarii and a
maniple of accensi. The
accensi stood in the last line of the legion...
- cavalrymen, were used as
flankers and to
pursue routing enemies. The
rorarii and
accensi in the
final battle line were some of the
least dependable...
- torturer.
Retentus – A
soldier kept in
service after serving required term.
Rorarii – The
final line, or reserve, in the
ancient pre-Marius
Roman army. These...
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support the
heavy infantry who
fought in hand-to-hand combat.
Accensi and
rorarii were also
light missile troops and had
similar roles.
Leves appear to have...
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volley before melee. The
former classes of poor legionaries, the accensi,
rorarii, and
leves were
replaced by the velites. Unit
sizes were also expanded...
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infantry (probably Gr****-style hoplites), plus 2,400 light-armed
infantry (
rorarii,
later called velites) and 600
light cavalry (equites celeres). When the...
