WebThis is a list of Roman army units and bureaucrats.. Accensus – Light infantry men in the armies of the early Roman Republic, made up of the poorest men of the army.; Actuarius – A military who served food.; Adiutor – A camp or headquarters adjutant or assistant.; Aeneator – Military musician such as a bugler.; Agrimensor – A surveyor (a type of …

WebThe Roman provinces (Latin: provincia, pl. provinciae) were the administrative regions of Ancient Rome outside Roman Italy that were controlled by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire.Each province was ruled by a Roman appointed as governor.. For centuries it was the largest administrative unit of the foreign possessions …

WebRoman Britain was the period in classical antiquity when large parts of the island of Great Britain were under occupation by the Roman Empire.The occupation lasted from AD 43 to AD 410. During that time, the territory conquered was raised to the status of a Roman province.. Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 and 54 BC as part of his Gallic Wars. ...

WebA consul held the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic (c. 509 BC to 27 BC), and ancient Romans considered the consulship the second-highest level of the cursus honorum (an ascending sequence of public offices to which politicians aspired) after that of the censor.Each year, the Centuriate Assembly elected two consuls to serve jointly for a …

WebThe Roman magistrates were elected officials in Ancient Rome.. During the period of the Roman Kingdom, the King of Rome was the principal executive magistrate. His power, in practice, was absolute. He was the chief priest, lawgiver, judge, and the sole commander of the army. When the king died, his power reverted to the Roman Senate, which then …

WebFood and dining in the Roman Empire reflect both the variety of food-stuffs available through the expanded trade networks ... mules. Wheat and barley were the primary food sources. Meat, olive oil, wine, and vinegar were also provided. An army of 40,000, including soldiers and other personnel such as slaves, would have about 4,000 horses and ...

WebThe end of Roman rule in Britain was the transition from Roman Britain to post-Roman Britain.Roman rule ended in different parts of Britain at different times, and under different circumstances. In 383, the usurper Magnus Maximus withdrew troops from northern and western Britain, probably leaving local warlords in charge. Around 410, the Romano …

WebOn 30 January 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany.Although he initially headed a coalition government, he quickly eliminated his government partners.He ignored the restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles (1919) and began rearming, approving the development of many German tank designs he was shown.. The German Army first …

Web40–37 BCE: The Roman Senate appoints Herod "King of the Jews" and provides him with an army. Following Roman General Publius Ventidius Bassus' defeat of the Parthians in Northern Syria, Herod and Roman General Gaius Sosius wrest Judea from Antigonus II Mattathias, culminating in the siege of the city.

WebRoman roads in Britannia were initially designed for military use, created by the Roman Army during the nearly four centuries (AD 43–410) that Britannia was a province of the Roman Empire.. It is estimated that about 2,000 mi (3,200 km) of paved trunk roads (surfaced roads running between two towns or cities) were constructed and maintained …

WebThe Arab–Byzantine wars were a series of wars between a number of Muslim Arab dynasties and the Byzantine Empire between the 7th and 11th centuries AD. Conflict started during the initial Muslim conquests, under the expansionist Rashidun and Umayyad caliphs, in the 7th century and continued by their successors until the mid-11th century.. The …

WebThe word swastika has been used in the Indian subcontinent since 500 BCE.The word was first recorded by the ancient linguist Pāṇini in his work Ashtadhyayi. It is alternatively spelled in contemporary texts as svastika, and other spellings were occasionally used in the 19th and early 20th century, such as suastika. It was derived from the Sanskrit term …

WebA pugio is a dagger used by Roman soldiers, likely as a sidearm. Like other items of legionary equipment, the dagger underwent some changes during the 1st century. Generally, it had a large, leaf-shaped blade 18 to 28 cm long and 5 cm or more in width. A raised midrib ran the length of each side, either simply standing out from the face or …

WebThe 1st Guards Tank Army (Russian: 1-я гвардейская танковая Краснознамённая армия, romanized: 1-ya gvardeyskaya tankovaya Krasnoznamonnaya armiya) is a tank army of the Russian Ground Forces.. The army traces its heritage back to the 1st Tank Army, formed twice in July 1942 and in January 1943 and converted into the 1st Guards Tank Army in …