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Roman army
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terrestrial forces of Roman governments
Key facts
- Active
- 753 BC – AD 1453 , (2,206 years)
- Country
- Roman Kingdom , Roman Republic , Roman Empire Western Roman Empire Eastern Roman Empire
- Size
- Legions : 28–50
- Headquarters
- Aquincum , Bonn , Lauriacum , Isca Augusta , Alexandria , Singara , Regensburg , Novae , Busra
- Motto
- 'Gloria Exercitus' ( literal translation</span>"}]]}'>lit. ' Glory of the Army ' )
- Engagements
- See: list of Roman external wars and battles and list of Roman civil wars and revolts
- Commander in chief
- Emperor , ( de facto ; 27 BC–AD 1453), Consul , ( de jure ; 509 BC–AD 887), King , (753–509 BC)
- Notable commanders
- Marcus Furius Camillus , Scipio Africanus , Gaius Marius , Julius Caesar , Germanicus , Flavius Stilicho , Flavius Belisarius
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Encyclopedic overview
Coin showing (obverse) head of the late Roman emperor Julian (ruled 361–363 AD) wearing diadem and (reverse) soldier bearing standard holding kneeling barbarian captive by the hair, legend and Myth VIRTUS EXERCITUS ROMANORUM ('Valour of Roman army'). Gold solidus. Sirmium mint.
The Roman Army (Latin: Exercitus Romanus) served ancient Rome and the Roman people enduring through the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC), the Roman Republic (509–27 BC), and the Roman Empire (27 BC – AD 476/1453), including the Western Roman Empire (collapsed AD 476/480) and the Eastern Roman Empire (collapsed AD 1453). It is thus a term that broadly spans approximately 2,206 years, during which the force underwent numerous permutations in size, composition, organization, equipment and tactics, while conserving a core of lasting traditions.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roman army” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.