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		Cana (unit of length) A cana was a metres.
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	Maniple (military unit) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Maniple members, seen as each others brothers in arms, were called commanipulares (singular Commanipularis), but without the domestic closeness of the much smaller contubernium.
		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.
		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)

	Articles - Maniple (military unit) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Maniple (Latin: manipulus) was a tactical unit of the Roman Legion, consisting of two centuriae within a single cohort.
		It was also the name of the military insignia carried by such unit.
		During the Roman Republic, the army was organized into three lines, the hastati, the principes, and the triarii.
	www.wathcesa.com /articles/Maniple_(military_unit) (563 words)

	MassedCombat - FaerieMUD - Trac
		Scaling requires that each of a military unit's statistics be derived from the statistics of its constituent units and from its unit assets, which will include things like regimental artillery...
		For each Period 2 unit, the group number for the A series must be derived from the number of Period 1 units in the Period 2 unit, with the proviso than not unit can have a group number (in the A series) higher than the lowest group number of its constituent Period 1 units.
		For each Period 3 unit, the group number for the A series must be derived from the number of Period 2 units in the Period 3 unit, with the proviso than not unit can have a group number (in the A series) higher than the lowest group number of its constituent Period 2 units.
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	Encyclopedia: Macedonian phalanx (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Philip II spent much of his youth as a hostage at Thebes, where he studied under the renowned general Epaminondas, whose reforms were the basis for the phalanx.
		A flank is the side of either a horse or a military unit.
		Military history is the recording (in writing or otherwise) of the events in the history of humanity that fall within the category of conflict.
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	ROMAN ARMY - LoveToKnow Article on ROMAN ARMY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		According to the ordinary interpretation of our ancient authorities, the maniples were arranged in a chess-board fashion (quincunx), the idea being that the front row of maniples could retire through the intervals in the second row without disordering it, and the second row could similarly advance.
		And, finally, the appearanCe of great military leaders in place of civilian statesmen, and of pretenders to a throne in place of patriots, familiarized the world with the notion of large standing armies commanded by permanent chiefs, and at the same time destroyed discipline and military loyalty.
		The men who served in these units were less well paid and served longer than the legionaries; on their discharge they received a bounty and the Roman franchise for themselves and wife and children.
	9.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RO/ROMAN_ARMY.htm (4657 words)

	Roman legion Online Research :: Information about Roman legion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Due to the enormous military successes of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire the legion has long been regarded as the prime ancient model for military efficiency and ability.
		Each of these three lines was subdivided into Maniple (military unit), the lowest subunit of the army, each consisting of two Centuries commanded by the senior of the two Centurion (Roman army).
		Because maniples were their main tactical elements, the legions of the early republic are sometimes referred to as Manipular legions.
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	Roman military history - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Rome was a highly militarized state whose history was often closely entwined with its military history over the 1228 years that the Roman state is traditionally said to have existed.
		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.
		Each infantry man was part of a century of 80 men, two of which formed a maniple, the common unit of manuver.
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	legion -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Separating each unit was an interval equivalent to a maniple's front of 18 m (60 feet), so that the maniples of the first line could fall back in defense into the intervals of the second line.
		The three lines were 75 m (250 feet) apart, and from front to rear one maniple of each line formed a cohort of 420 men; this was the Roman equivalent of a battalion.
		In the military operations of Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Julius Caesar, a legion was composed of 10 cohorts, with 4 cohorts in the first line and 3 each in the second and third lines.
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	The Roman Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		As a unit, a legion was made up of ten cohorts, each of which was further divided into six centuries of eighty men, commanded by a centurion.
		Instead of raising levies from the provinces as occasion required, the numbers of units and yearly intake of recruits were worked out according to a fixed annual scale, doubtless organized in close connection with the census of population, the initial purpose of which was the reorganization of taxation.
		They were a crack unit whose members wore a special uniform and received double pay, in addition to the bribes which they came to be offered in the guise of bonuses for their allegiance.
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	Maniple (military unit) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		One of the weaknesses of the Roman army that the Gauls had exposed was the inflexibility of their Hellenic style (additional info and facts about phalanx formation) phalanx formation that they inherited from the Etruscans.
		Primary sources for early Roman military organization include the writings of (additional info and facts about Polybius) Polybius and (Roman historian whose history of Rome filled 142 volumes (of which only 35 survive) including the earliest history of the war with Hannibal (59 BC to AD 17)) Livy.
		A primary source for later Roman military organisation and tactics is Epitoma rei militaris (also referred to as (additional info and facts about De Re Militari) De Re Militari), by (additional info and facts about Flavius Vegetius Renatus) Flavius Vegetius Renatus
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/maniple_(military_unit).htm (498 words)

	Rome
		A gap was left between the maniples equal to the width of their frontage.
		These semi-permanent units began gradually to develop their own distinctive identity, a process accelerated by the prolonged Gallic campaigns of Caesar and the civil wars that followed it.
		The units of the triarii were by now brought up to the same strength as those of the hastati and principes and by this date carried the pilum in place of the thrusting spear.
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		The unit continues as one of the small number of uz units in the Lunar Army, still stationed in the Redlands.
		The band is organized as an "auxilliary maniple" of the Lunar Empire, and is often attached to one or another human infantry unit.
		In larger battles, the unit is usually fielded as skirmishers, or kept on the flank; although armed as heavy infantry, uz tend to be good skirmishers in general.
	www.wam.umd.edu /~gerakkag/horse.html (987 words)

	Maniple - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A division of a Roman legion - see maniple (military unit)
		A garment formerly worn by certain officials in the Roman Catholic Church - see maniple (vestment).
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Maniple (78 words)

	ROMAN ARMY - Online Information article about ROMAN ARMY
		drawn up in three lines: (1) hastati, (2) principes, (3) triarii; the first two were divided into to maniples each (of 12o men, when the legicn only counted 4500), the third into to maniples of half the strength.
		Recent military writers, however, 1 1 doubt whether this arrangement can be considered workable, and it is possible that our authorities did not really mean what has been supposed.
		Henceforward, regiments of infantry (cohortes) or cavalry (alae), 500 or moo strong, were regularly raised (apparently, by voluntary recruiting) from the non-citizen populations of the provinces and formed a force almost equal in numbers (and perhaps ultimately much more than equal) to the legions.
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	Military/Combat System - Whatcha Think? - Apolyton Civilization Site Forums
		The traditional 'military combat engineer' is very much a front-line troop who would be committed to attacks alongside cavalry (or armor) and infantry, and would be expected to perform offensive duties as well as 'digging field toilets' etc....
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		Strike Military Targets: In this mission air units attack facilities that help the enemy conduct war, such as command HQs, communication facilites, bridges, railway-stations, munition facilites, etc. In gameplay terms this would disrupt movement, interception (support from nearby squares) and supply.
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	Gaius Marius Biography (part IV)
		In so far as the standard was a sacred object symbolizing the corporate existence of a military unit, it qualified for the care and protection of the soldiers whom it represented and could not properly be exposed to danger of capture by the enemy in battle.
		When maniples were absorbed into cohorts, the cohort took the leading maniple’s standard.
		Arpinum was not far from the territory of the Peligni, and Marius was perhaps acutely conscious of the importance of military standards and banners in terms of local sentiment.
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	eHistory.com - Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		More than referring to military warfare, it means the total effort of the Muslim community to reach a religiously sanctified objective.
		Military caste originating with Turkish slaves who ruled Egypt from about 1250 to 1510.
		A soldier who has allowed himself to be separated from his unit, either by being physically unable to keep up, or through mere shirking his duty.
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	Roman legion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Immediately subordinate to the legate would be six elected military tribunes — five would be staff officers and the remaining one would be a noble heading for the Senate (originally this Tribune commanded the legion).
		This is only standard procedure and was often modified; at Zama, Scipio deployed his entire legion in a single line to envelop Hannibal's army just as Hannibal had done at Cannae.
		His military policies proved sound and cost effective and were generally followed by his succeesors.
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	Glossary
		The sacellum was the chapel and shrine, which was located on the cardo decumanus close to the geometric centre of the camp, this building was visible through the portals of the principia at the terminus of the via praetoria as soon as one entered through the main gates.
		It housed the images of the emperor, the signa of the unit and the vexilla of its constituent companies, and the altars of the garrison, which were often dedicated to the genius of the unit.
		The standards of all Roman military units were held to be sacred, thus they were stored in the most holy of places within the defences of the fort, the sacellum, the chapel or military shrine in the rear range of the principia.
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	Rome: Military Resources
		The Society of Ancient Military Historians is an organization dedicated to the promotion of the study of warfare in the Ancient World.
		The Roman culture and military which created and held this together is a fascinating study of organization, arts, economics, discipline, technology and thinking.
		The aim of the society was, and continues to be, research into and the recreation of equipment, training and lifestyles of the Roman military and civilians during the 1st and 2nd Centuries AD.
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	dommynicius' weird news: The 130,000 dollar question (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Mr Lupomesky was knocked out of the quiz show in 2001 after he was asked the name for a military unit of between 120 and 150 men in the Roman army.
		Lupomesky answered 'centuria' and was told by the show's presenter that the correct answer was 'maniple'.
		Instead of winning £28,600 and going on to the next stage where he could win up to £230,000, he was knocked out with winnings of just £7,300.
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	Roman legion - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		However, at the end of the 2nd century BC Marius reformed the legions to be a professional force drawing from the poorest classes, enabling Rome to field larger armies and its jobless denizens to make something of themselves.
		Immediately subordinate to the legate would be six elected military tribunes — five would be staff officers and the remaining one would be a noble heading for the Senate.
		Under the Eagle: A Tale of Military Adventure and Reckless Heroism with the Roman Legions
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	Katana Legion.com :: Forums - Stuff for Alistair's Next Quest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In the U.S military you can replace 2 or more with usually 4 or 5.
		Maybe he is using forces from 2 different militaries.
		If you want to compare a Maniple to a modern military unit, it would be a battalion.
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	Schylla & Charibdis FAQ
		The Red Guard is counted as part of the Coranan Legion and not as a legion unto itself.
		The Lord always has the right to decline, but the opportunity can be made available to an aspiring PC through family connections, gaining the lord's attention through heroics or bravery or some such.
		The rest of the city is patrolled either by local militia units or mercenaries.
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	Maniple (military unit) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		word from the Latin original manipulus, which ALSO signifies a homonymous type of military insignia carried by such unit (as well as a liturgical garment- See Maniple (vestment)) for a tactical unit of the Roman Legion, consisting of two centuria within a single cohort.
		Its members, seen as each others brohers in arms, were called commanipulares (singular Commanipularis), but without the domestic closeness of the much smaller contubernium.
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	Pelican . South America . Ogden Nash . Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Not included in the table are South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands which have no permanent inhabitants, only temporary visitors to research stations.
		Frederic Ogden Nash August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971 was an United States American poet best known for writing pithy, funny, Light poetry light verse.
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	Interior Design Garden Decor Roman Art Sculpture Reproduction Roman Youth 4th Century BC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		They have the appearance of solid marble or bronze and are suitable for interior design or outdoor garden décor.
		During the 4th century before the common era, in addition to fighting out its internal battles of the conflict of orders, Rome began a process of military expansion that historians refer to as the unification of Italy.
		The Roman army comprised two legions, each divided into 30 maniples which could manoeuvre on its own, and each maniple was divided into 3 lines which took turns leading charges (making the army able to respond much more quickly to threats than the Greek phalanx which was the dominant military unit at the time.
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	Gaius Marius
		From his time a citizen militia was replaced by a professional soldiery, which had hitherto been little liked by the Roman people.
		He further made the cohort the military unit instead of the maniple, and his cavalry and light-armed troops were drawn from foreign countries, so that it may be said that Marius was the originator of the mercenary army.
		The Roman soldier was henceforth a man who had no trade but war.
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