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Rorarii

Pre-Marian Roman reserve infantry

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

Rorarii

Velites

Type of light infantry of Ancient Rome

reforms. Lucilius suggests that rorarii and velites were interchangeable, with velites gradually superseding rorarii. Another theory is that the leves'

Velites

Triarii

Veteran Roman legionaries

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

Triarii

Hastati

Class of Roman infantry soldier

classes based on wealth; the hastati were the third poorest, with the rorarii being slightly poorer and the principes slightly wealthier. Hastati were

Hastati

Leves

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

Leves

Accensi

Roman light infantry and civil servants

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

Accensi

Principes

Class of soldier in the early Roman Republic

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

Principes

List of Roman army unit types

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

List of Roman army unit types

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Roman legion

Largest military unit of the Roman army

volley before melee. The former classes of poor legionaries, the accensi, rorarii, and leves were replaced by the velites. Unit sizes were also expanded

Roman legion

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Early Roman army

infantry (probably Greek-style hoplites), plus 2,400 light-armed infantry (rorarii, later called velites) and 600 light cavalry (equites celeres). When the

Early Roman army

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Roman army

Army of Roman civilisation (753 BC – 1453 AD)

infantry (probably Greek-style hoplites), plus 2,400 light-armed infantry (rorarii, later called velites) and 600 light cavalry (equites celeres). When the

Roman army

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Structural history of the Roman military

Evolution of ancient Rome's armed forces

numbers were swollen by the addition of allied light infantry and irregular rorarii.[citation needed] The Roman levy of 403 BC was the first to be requested

Structural history of the Roman military

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Index of ancient Rome–related articles

Roman civilisation from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD

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