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Ancient Roman Military

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Mars is the god of war and he is known for his

brutality, but also his tactics. He’s the son of

Jupiter and Juno and the father of Rome’s

founders, Romulus and Remus. Mars is said to

have lead the romans to win many wars.

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Painting of MarsThe Gods and Goddesses of ancient Rome all had different roles, personalities, and characteristics that not only

explained unknowns to the Roman people, but also gave them role models to follow, rules and moral guidelines.

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Neptune is the god of the sea. He also created

horses and controlled when and where

earthquakes would happen. He wasn’t one of

the most popular gods in Rome's beginning

and this may be why Rome didn’t have a

strong navy when they were first founded.

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Painting of NeptuneThe Gods and Goddesses of ancient Rome all had different roles, personalities, and characteristics that not only

explained unknowns to the Roman people, but also gave them role models to follow, rules and moral guidelines.

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Jupiter is the king of all gods in Rome. The first

heroic action that he did was save his brothers

from his father’s belly. His father was eating all

of his male children to prevent them from

succeeding him. Jupiter’s mother hid him from

his father when he was a baby and he grew up

and later killed his father thus freeing his

brothers.

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Statue of JupiterThe Gods and Goddesses of ancient Rome all had different roles, personalities, and characteristics that not only

explained unknowns to the Roman people, but also gave them role models to follow, rules and moral guidelines.

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Pluto is the god of the Underworld. Pluto has

always been a castaway. He was banned from

Olympus to go rule the underworld. Then the

Roman citizens wouldn’t say his name because

they were too scared of what would happen to

them.

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Statue of PlutoThe Gods and Goddesses of ancient Rome all had different roles, personalities, and characteristics that not only

explained unknowns to the Roman people, but also gave them role models to follow, rules and moral guidelines

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This Sword showed, that this was one

weapon that gladiators fought with.

Gladiator fights usually involved weapons,

such as swords, spheres, and even

mallets. This artifact shows history of

gladiator battles taken place in ancient

rome.

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SwordEven though this entertainment was cruel and brutal it satisfied the Roman's need for excitement and relaxation.

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This Clay Pottery artifact shows that in

ancient Rome, making clay pottery was

one of their hobbies. Finished

masterpieces such as this pottery could be

found in gallery shows held in Rome. In

those gallery shows many clay or sculpted

work could be found there. Till this day

Pottery is still a past time hobby taken by

many people. Rome brought us many

unique ways of making art, and most of

those ways we still use today.

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Clay PotteryEven though this entertainment was cruel and brutal it satisfied the Roman's need for excitement and relaxation.

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This is a gladiator helmet that most

gladiators wear in battle. This helmet

symbolizes the fierceness of gladiators

and shows who they are. Gladiators used

to perform at Etruscan funerals. It was

performed with intention to give the dead

person armed soldiers in the next world,

therefore the fights were usually death.

The term gladiator come from the Latin

word gladius which means sword.

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Gladiator HelmetEven though this entertainment was cruel and brutal it satisfied the Roman's need for excitement and relaxation.

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This painting shows women being shot arrows,

launched by baby cupid’s. Roman art such as

paintings are usually associated with the

overthrow of the Etruscan kings and the

establishment of the republic in 509 BC. Romans

painted directly on the walls of their rooms and

portably panels. Places like Pompeii and

Herculaneum and other towns whose paintings,

buildings, sculptures were preserved by the

eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79. These

painting can be found in many art museums

mainly in parts of Europe but can also be seen

here in the US. This artifact shows that Roman’s

had great painters.

In most roman paintings, a women is

usually in it. The reason is women could not

work, so things like these that are now known as

modeling, were hobbies they took up in ancient

Rome to make money.

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Painting Even though this entertainment was cruel and brutal it satisfied the Roman's need for excitement and relaxation.

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This statue is a Roman Equestrian riding

on a horse. Every Roman boy was

expected to be a good equestrian or a

good horseback rider because in war they

could easily serve as a Calvary-Man in

the army, especially because there was

competition in that field .

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Roman EquestrianRoman children played a variety of sports, including swimming and hunting just as we do today.

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This painting shows an extremely

popular sport in Ancient Roman,

Trigon. In this game three players

stationed themselves at the points

of a triangle and they throw balls at

each other. Points were scored

when a player did not catch and

throw a ball thrown at him. Multiple

balls might be in play at the same

time, and players could throw and

catch with both hands. This game

was for those with quick reflexes

and good hand-eye coordination.

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Ancient Roman TrigonRoman children played a variety of sports, including swimming and hunting just as we do today.

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This painting shows a man hunting. This was

also widely popular and also one of the oldest

in Ancient Rome. Often boys went along with

their fathers so they could learn how to hunt.

Mock hunts were set up as an attraction in the

Coliseum. Usually in massive wilderness

reserves, a hunting party would occur. A typical

hunting party could range in size from a small

family to a grand party led by the Emperor.

Animals were brought to field not long before

the arrival of the hunting party. Though it was

considered more sporting to hunt the animals

already living on the reserve. Traps and snares

were laid out before hand by slaves. Deer,

gazelle, antelope, rabbits, and boar were the

most popular to hunt.

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Roman HuntersRoman children played a variety of sports, including swimming and hunting just as we do today.

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This is a picture of a typical bath house in

Ancient Rome. As this was a social area, there

were plunge pools which were for one of the

favorites of Roman boys, swimming. Swimming

was also practiced in the Tiber

River. Swimming was one of the ways where a

boy could get into the army, which was a part

of Roman life. The Romans believed everybody

should be kept physically fit in the situation that

they were needed for the military. Boys would

often race each other to find out which one was

the best.

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Roman Swimming PoolRoman children played a variety of sports, including swimming and hunting just as we do today.

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This certificate was made out of

bronze and it was very hard to

earn. It took this veteran 25 years

of service to obtain. The veteran

was discharged in 90 CE and he

served in one of the empire's

combat units in the province of

Judea. This inscription also tells

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Roman Veteran CertificateThe Ancient Roman Military was one of the most successful armies of all time if not the most successful army.

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The Ballista-Catapult is a giant crossbow

that can shoot arrows and cannon balls.

This Catapult was one of a very little siege

weapons in the ancient time. The

Ballista-Catapult was powered by two

horizontal cross-bow like arms, which

were inserted into two vertical and tightly

wound "skein" springs made of

leather/sinew/hemp or combination of

these materials contained in a rectangular

frame structure making up the head.

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Roman Ballista-CatapultThe Ancient Roman Military was one of the most successful armies of all time if not the most successful army.

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This piece of armor was named Lorica

Segmentata. This armor was made up of many

pieces of laminated iron all bound together with

leather straps and metal hooks, forming a very

flexible and strong protection. It is separated

because if it wasn’t the person wearing it

couldn’t bend over and move their arms. It was

purely made by the Romans. It began to be

issued to the legions during the reign of

Emperor Augustus.

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Ancient Roman ArmorThe Ancient Roman Military was one of the most successful armies of all time if not the most successful army.

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Belts were not meant for civilian use. When

worn over chainmail, the belt helped to take

some of the weight off the soldier's shoulders.

It was common to wear two belts in the army.

Foot soldiers wore their sword on their right,

officers on their left. The belts were narrow and

were decorated with metal plates all the way

around.

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Roman BalteusThe Ancient Roman Military was one of the most successful armies of all time if not the most successful army.

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This is a painting of a roman officer. The

weapon he is holding is called a Gladius and it

is a Hispanic weapon. In the backround I can

see a spear called the Pilum. The Pilum is the

heavy javelin used by the Roman legionnaires.

Along with the sword, the pilum was one of the

main weapons of the Roman military and

provided each man with mobile, short ranged

artillery ability. It is perhaps one of the biggest

reasons for Roman dominance of the ancient

world, along with the full body shield and

gladius.

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Roman SoliderThe Ancient Roman Military was one of the most successful armies of all time if not the most successful army.

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Artifact 19

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Artifact 20

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Artifact 21

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