Roman Army Battle Line and educational changes

The facades of the legions and the formations they took gave them superiority on the battlefield. Before the army of the Republic, there were three rows of men, including the Hasta, Principes and Triarii. This was abolished and the new Imperial Roman Army had two lines of men, the first and second with five cohorts. Although at times they took the standard three line formation, with four cohorts in the front row and three in the second and thirdLines. On the right wing of a line of battle was the first cohort.

They were here because they are military veterans pulled consideration, and this was the cheapest sector of the battle line. The cohorts were arranged so that the strongest year classes were in the wings and in the middle, while the weakest were placed in the middle. This ensures the most important places of the line does not easily lose morale and rout.Battles were fought in the sameWay as in the days pre-Marius, with the exception of the use of heavy artillery.

Often heavy infantry were sent in before a barrage of rockets from onager and ballista (ancient artillery) were used to weaken and discourage the enemy. Like the Legion approached the enemy, and came within a hundred feet or more, would throw a volley or two Pilum only weaken the enemy would fight before engaging in hand to hand. The individual lines are replaced with a 54-7 menLine so that the soldiers could turn difficult to replace or tired comrades.With improved training and tools uniform, but there were new formations to meet the cohorts could turn into a new situation. These were the first examples that exemplify the ingenuity and efficiency of the Roman war.

First and probably the most famous was the tortoise, or Testudo. You probably have these computer games in the historically accurate or seen in movies like Gladiator. IfEffective use, the soldiers would use their shields roman (the scutum) and raise and interlock them so that the entire company a square box almost completely invulnerable to missile fire and falling objects from above.