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	Maniple (military unit) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of the weaknesses of the Roman army that the Gauls had exposed was the inflexibility of their Hellenic style phalanx formation that they inherited from the Etruscans.
		During the Roman Republic, the army was organized into three lines, the hastati, the principes, and the triarii.
		The Military Institutions of the Romans (De Re Militari) Translated from the Latin by Lieutenant John Clarke (1767)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maniple_(military_unit) (602 words)

	ROMAN MILITARY GLOSSARY
		In a second-century census of the Roman military, the alae quingenariae outnumbered the alae millariae by ninety units to ten.
		Within a Roman military camp, this was where the camp commander would stand to address his men, issue orders, hear complaints, conduct court-martial proceedings, also to perform the necessary military ceremonial and religious duties.
		hospital The hospital in a Roman camp was placed by Hyginus in the praetentura alongside the Scholae and the veterinarium, though in many forts the valetudinarium occurs in the latera praetorii alongside the granaries and the principia in the centre of the camp.
	www.roman-britain.org /glossary_m.htm (7214 words)

	Roman military history - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The core of Roman military history is the account of its great land battles, from the conquest of Italy to its final battles against the Huns.
		The Roman Army was the collection of soldiers and other military forces which served the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire.
		The third century saw a crisis in roman rule when a series of weak emperors and powerful invasions by outside forces saw the empire splinter into three parts, the core loyal to Rome, the west as the Gallic Empire, and the city of Palmyra ruling over much of the east.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Roman_military_history (1780 words)

	Greek military glossary
		Athanatoi (GR): ‘immortals’; nickname of the infantry guard corps of the Persian king which was always kept at its establishment strength of 10.000 men by direct substitution of losses among its complement.
		Hoplon (GR): weapon, both offensive and defensive; note this word is often used in modern literature as a technical term for the hoplite shield when in fact this was by no means the case in Antiquity.
		Hypaspistès (GR): ‘shield-bearer’; (1) Macedonian infantry guard; (2) military servant.
	members.tripod.com /~S_van_Dorst/Ancient_Warfare/Greece/greek_glossary.html (1327 words)

	Outlines of Roman History, Chapter 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		But to understand more fully the beginnings of this little city-state, we must look at the way in which the people were organized, that is, how they were arranged in social groups; how they were ruled; and how their society and government were held together and made strong by a common religion.
		The Roman Family.—The smallest group of Roman society was the family, which the early Romans regarded as the most important and sacred of all human institutions.
		Every Roman looked with pride upon his family and the deeds of his ancestors; and it was regarded as a great calamity for the family worship to become extinct.
	www.forumromanum.org /history/morey03.html (1581 words)

	Glossary
		This list of Greek and Latin terms used in connection with the Roman army is fairly comprehensive, but not complete.
		The use of the extensive glossaries found in the handbooks listed in the Roman army bibliography is recommended.
		Militia secunda (LA): second term of equestrian military service; generally this involved a post as tribunus either in a legion or an auxiliary unit, though for a limited period this involved command of an ala (LA), an auxiliary cavalry regiment.
	members.tripod.com /~S_van_Dorst/glossary.html (7502 words)

	ACM Presents DOUG SMITH: FEATURED COIN: "Glossary of Coin Terms - Heads" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Precise listings are usually found only when the distinction is important to the value of the coin.
		In the middle of the first century AD the Romans began to use a crown of spikes on the portrait on the dupondius to help distinguish it from the as.
		Late Roman portraits saw the laurel wreath replaced by a pearl diadem consisting of a double row of dots with a central jewel.
	www.ancientcoinmarket.com /ds/glossheads/1.html (1152 words)

	Bryn Mawr Classical Review 1999.02.03
		'From a Roman perspective, rivers were indeed natural boundaries in a sense that includes their religiosity, their natural power and their tendency to divide and to bound' (p.47).
		Roman policy in the 2nd century AD offers ready support for this; more novel is his interpretation of Parthian policy in the mid-1st century BC along the same lines (pp.77ff.).
		Throughout his discussion, he is concerned to emphasise the role of contingent factors, both in the 'decision' to occupy and in the establishment of provincial structures.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /bmcr/1999/1999-02-03.html (2573 words)

	Nelson - Political Science-Glossary
		A Marxist term referring to those who own the means of production.
		list system A form of proportional representation in which the elector votes not for individuals but for parties who have lists of candidates running for office.
		scientific socialism The term Marx and Engels used to stress that their ideology was based on analysis of class conflict.
	www.nelson.com /nelson/polisci/glossary.html (4948 words)

	Glossary of Terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In general military terms are given the meanings which were current during the 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 Wars.
		The term 'Blitz' was coined by the British as a noun and verb for the air attacks on Britain; the 'Blitz' was on London in the last few months of 1940.
		This term means different things to different countries (eg to the USA it signifies the wars of 1917-1918 and 1941-1945; to Belgium 1914-1918 and 1940 1945).
	collections.ic.gc.ca /courage/glossaryofterms.html (5638 words)

	Military History for the Wargamer II
		A list of Greek and Latin terms used in connection with the Roman army provided by an ancient armies enthusiast.
		The Roman Army in Britain - 58 BCE to 410 CE
		An introduction to the organisation and equipment of the Roman Army in Britain from the first century until the early fifth Century.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/wargaming/63874 (402 words)

	Gale - Free Resources - Glossary - P (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The term pastoral is also used to classify dramas, elegies, and lyrics that exhibit the use of country settings and shepherd characters.
		The term is also used to refer to an artist or writer who has an exceptional gift for expression, imagination, and energy in the making of art in any form.
		The term pure poetry is used as the antonym of the term "didacticism."
	www.galegroup.com /free_resources/glossary/glossary_p.htm (3154 words)

	The Roman Empire (27 B.C.-393 A.D.) \| Special Topics Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It was a time when the distinction between provincials and Romans diminished as a greater number of emperors, senators, citizens, and soldiers came from provincial backgrounds and Italians no longer dominated the empire.
		Trajan was the first Roman not born in Italy to become emperor; his family came from Spain.
		Most were fierce military men and none could hold the reins of power without the support of the army.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/roem/hd_roem.htm (1404 words)

	Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2004.07.06
		Topics that some readers will be disappointed to find are missing include: the military and its institutional role in imperialism, administration as an element of imperialism, and the relationship between the countryside and urban centers.
		He treats a variety of topics connected to how Romans of the late Republic conceived of and justified their empire: glory of empire, the will of the gods, conception of world empire, unlimited expansion, reluctance to annex territory, theory of the just war, Roman clemency, and justice for subjects.
		Finally, instead of providing often repetitive reference lists at the end of some selections, it might be much more useful for the reader to provide one inclusive reference list for the entire book.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /bmcr/2004/2004-07-06.html (2181 words)

	Amazon.com: The Roman Army from Hadrian to Constantine (Men at Arms Series, 93): Books: Michael Simkins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The year of 122 was the first time a Roman Emperor had set foot in the Province of Britannia since the invasion in AD 43.
		The book's title is slightly misleading; although the central color plates illustrate representative images from the full range of dates indicated by the reigns cited therein, the text leans the discussion heavily toward the earlier part of the period and Hadrian's Wall in particular.
		Relating to the comparatively extensive discussion of helmets, the illustrations are scattered widely and inconveniently throughout the book (sometimes pages after the discussion of their object without any indication an illustration is included, frustrating especially after reading a detailed description) and references are again made to the companion volume.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/085045333X?v=glance (1098 words)

	Open Directory - Recreation: Collecting: Coins: Ancient: Roman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Museum of Roman Countermarks - Presents Roman Coins with Countermarks / Counterstamps from Augustus to the late Roman Empire, e.g.
		Roman Numismatic Gallery - Portraits of roman emperors and families (women)on coins and sculptures, coins on provinces, buildings, victories, countermarks, legions, roman officials, military diploma, military equipment and armour.
		Roman Provincial Coins from Moesia and Thrace - Virtual collection of roman provincial coins from the reign of Antoninus Pius to the end of the local coinage in this area.
	dmoz.org /Recreation/Collecting/Coins/Ancient/Roman (796 words)

	Women in the Military Links
		If you're in the military or married to someone in the military and divorce is looming on the horizon, here's a place for good information.
		A site listing women who have served in the military from 1265 BC to today.
		Yes, the Coast Guard is part of the US military; however, it operates under the Department of Transportation.
	www.suite101.com /links.cfm/3365 (999 words)

	Educational Websites about Ancient Coins
		Wildwinds is a well-organized, extensive list of Roman and Greek coin types, with photos, drawn largely from web auctions (with prices).
		The Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins A large site with images of coins of each emperor and his relatives who had coins issued for them (not priced).
		Roman provincial coins of the Balkans, an online translation of Nikola Moushmov's 1912 classic reference work, "Ancient Coins of the Balkan Peninsula", with pages enhanced by addition of links to the Moushmov plates as well as the insertion of individual coin entries from the WildWinds DataBank.
	esty.ancients.info /numis/sitelinks.html (1947 words)

	Rome’s Influence--Ancient History/World History lesson plan (grades 6-8)--DiscoverySchool.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Impress upon students that although the Roman Empire did decline and fall, its influence on everyday life in the United States is never ending.
		Have the secretary list the words assigned to that group in the first column on the left.
		Understands the significant individuals and achievements of Roman society (e.g., the major legal, artistic, architectural, technological, and literary achievements of the Roman Republic; the influence of Hellenistic cultural traditions; the accomplishments of famous Roman citizens [e.g., Cincinnatus, the Gracchi, Cicero, Constantine, Nero, Marcus Aurelius]).
	school.discovery.com /lessonplans/programs/prosperity (1559 words)

	ipedia.com: Military history of Rome Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This is an tentative list of topics regarding Military History of Rome Table of contents 1 List of Roman battles 2 List of Roman Military Terms 3 Roman Civil Wars and Rebellions 4 List of Roman Wars 5...
		This is an tentative list of topics regarding Military History of Rome
		This is a list of foreign persons that led important wars or rebellions against Rome
	www.ipedia.com /military_history_of_rome.html (152 words)

	Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		To help you with your research in this course, and to give you an idea of the kinds of themes included within the concept of the "culture of war," I am providing you with links to various Internet sources.
		Browse through these links to get ideas of what to write about in your paper assignments, and to get a sense of the pervasiveness of military culture in our history and today.
		List - Roman military command terms (in Latin)
	www.ilstu.edu /~wmreger/CoWFall04/Resources.htm (392 words)

	GuruNet — Content Map
		List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights
		List of Royal Air Force operational conversion units
		List of Royal Australian Air Force aircraft squadrons
	www.gurunet.com /cm-dsid-2222-letter-1L-first-25651 (76 words)

	Ancient Rome
		The Rulers of the Roman Empire: A List from Augustus to Constantine XI Dragases
		Roman Armour (Lorica) of the 1st and 2nd century A.D. Evolution of the Etruscan Helmut
		Military Forces, Revenues and Budget of Middle Byzantine State c.
	members.aol.com /TeacherNet/AncientRome.html (3127 words)

	Journalists killed in 2004
		The military has said that the full investigative report is classified; CPJ has sought a copy of the report under the Freedom of Information Act.
		France, which had been overseeing a fragile cease-fire between rebel and government forces, retaliated by destroying the country's military aircraft—sparking an uprising by loyalist youths in the south who took to the streets armed with machetes, iron bars, and clubs.
		French military officials did not comment directly on Massé’s death, although French Gen. Henri Bentegeat acknowledged that his soldiers had opened fire in certain cases to hold back violent mobs, the Associated Press reported.
	www.cpj.org /killed/killed04.html (14111 words)

	Rome: Religious Resources
		Roman worship of Mithras began sometime during the early Roman empire, perhaps during the late first century of the Common Era (hereafter CE), and flourished from the second through the fourth centuries CE."
		It is a place where researchers on Roman Mithraism can publish the product of their research and make it freely available for other interested people.
		The EJMS is based at the University of Huelva, Spain, and is managed by an Editorial Board composed of scholars of Mithraism and Roman Religion with international projection.
	intranet.dalton.org /groups/rome/RRel.html (2064 words)

	A List of Occupations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The following is a list of occupations of which many are archaic.
		AVOWRY - term for the lord of the manor
		HURRIERS - term applied to the girls aged 5-18 who were employed as coal-drawers in the coal industry
	cpcug.org /user/jlacombe/terms.html (10648 words)

	National Recording Registry - National Recording Preservation Board (Library of Congress)
		The singer is not listed on the discs, but is thought to be Henry Burr.
		It climbed to the number 3 position on the rhythm-and-blues charts and reached number 8 on the pop charts.
		Billboard has termed the single of this song the "top RandB record of all time" measured by continuous popular appeal.
	www.loc.gov /rr/record/nrpb/nrpb-masterlist.html (9423 words)

	Jensen's Web Sources for Wars & World Military History
		Army-Air-Corps is a sucker list is moderated by "Army-Air-Corps@yahoogroups.com", "Barry Anderson", "Brooke Rowe", or recently "Otis Willie"--some of the false identities used by Phill Coleman and his The American War Library Warning: avoid this scam
		The Roman Army in the Late Republic and Early Empire by Professor Barbara F. McManus
		Nicolay and Hay on Tennessee and Kentucky, 1861 (1888)
	tigger.uic.edu /~rjensen/military.html (6077 words)

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