Roman military institutions
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Roman military institutions were the organizational, legal, and social structures that governed the recruitment, discipline, command, and logistics of Rome’s armed forces throughout the Republic and Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman army hierarchy | 1 |
Statements (85)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of ancient Roman society
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historical institution ⓘ military institution ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Caesar’s Commentarii de Bello Gallico
NERFINISHED
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Josephus’ Jewish War NERFINISHED ⓘ Polybius’ Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ Tacitus’ Annals NERFINISHED ⓘ Vegetius’ De Re Militari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evolvedFrom | citizen militia ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | professional standing army ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
command structure
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disciplinary system ⓘ legal framework ⓘ logistical organization ⓘ recruitment system ⓘ social structure ⓘ |
| hasCommandOffice |
centurion
GENERATED
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consul GENERATED ⓘ dictator GENERATED ⓘ imperator GENERATED ⓘ legatus GENERATED ⓘ magister militum GENERATED ⓘ praetor GENERATED ⓘ praetorian prefect GENERATED ⓘ tribunus militum GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasDisciplineMechanism |
decimation
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dishonorable discharge ⓘ fustuarium ⓘ loss of pay ⓘ |
| hasFrontierSystem |
Antonine Wall
NERFINISHED
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Danube frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadrian’s Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhine frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ limes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
frontier walls
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marching camps ⓘ naval bases ⓘ permanent forts ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | soldier as special legal category ⓘ |
| hasLogisticalElement |
military contractors
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military granaries ⓘ military roads ⓘ state arms factories ⓘ supply depots ⓘ |
| hasPaySystem |
booty distribution
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donativa ⓘ stipendium ⓘ |
| hasRecruitmentMechanism |
allied contingents
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conscription ⓘ foederati treaties ⓘ voluntary enlistment ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAspect |
military oaths
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sacrifices before battle ⓘ vexilla and standards cult ⓘ |
| hasSocialRole |
granting of Roman citizenship
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land grants to veterans ⓘ social mobility for non-elites ⓘ veteran colonies ⓘ |
| hasTrainingPractice |
fortification construction
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standardized drill ⓘ weapons training ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hellenistic military practices
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Italian allies ⓘ barbarian federate troops ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Roman Senate
NERFINISHED
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Roman emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman people’s assemblies ⓘ lex militaris ⓘ lex sacrata NERFINISHED ⓘ military law ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Dominate
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Principate ⓘ Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| usesMilitaryUnit |
Roman legion
NERFINISHED
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Roman navy fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ auxiliary cohort ⓘ comitatenses unit ⓘ limitanei unit NERFINISHED ⓘ praetorian cohort ⓘ urban cohort ⓘ vigiles cohort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman army hierarchy