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century

60 men

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maniple

120 men

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cohort

360 men

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legion

3600 men

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pilum

javelin, hurling spear

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scutum

shield, metal boss (umbo) marking center

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galea

visored helmet, decorated with a crista

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lorica

coat of mail

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squamata

leather overlaid with metal bands

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hamata

chain armor

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sarcina

soldier’s pack

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aquila

bronze or silver standard of the legion mounted on a staff, sacred to jupiter

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aries

heavy battering ram with an iron head

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onager

siege engine used for hurling stones

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scorpio

smaller lighter version of the catapult

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catapulta

used to hurl heavy javelins

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ballista

engine used to hurl heavy stones