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L06 Engineering under Roman Empire Part I - Military Flashcards

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Complete infrastructure (along roads)

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Every 15 miles: inns/hotels.changing stations(horses)

Every 1.5 km - milestone placed

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1200 Velites

youngest, lightly armed, bows and arrows

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First line

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Greek System
- abandoned in 300 BC
5 - 10 men deep, 256 men strong, used very long spears

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Phalanx

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Roman Kingdom

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753 - 510 BC

Ended when Tarquinius exiled in 510 BC

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753 - 510 BC

Ended when Tarquinius exiled in 510 BC

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Roman Kingdom

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golden milestone, distance to all major cities

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Milliarium Aureum

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summum dorsum

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large stone slabs, road surface, curved

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Roman Empire

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44 BC - 1453 AD

Ended when Constantinopole was taken in 1453 AD

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large stone slabs, road surface, curved

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summum dorsum

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Phalanx

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Greek System
- abandoned in 300 BC
5 - 10 men deep, 256 men strong, used very long spears

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Second line

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1200 Hastati

youngest, used spears, take on first assault

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Consisted of 4 lines, 107 BC
4 lines make up 1 legion (4200 men)
-continuous supply of fresh troops

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3 Line System

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crushed rock

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statumen

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Standardized system of transportation between forts

-built because army had nothing to do

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Roads

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510 - 44 BC

Ended when Julius Caesar came to power in 44 BC

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Roman Republic

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trench 1.5m deep

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Fossa (road)

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44 BC - 1453 AD

Ended when Constantinopole was taken in 1453 AD

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Roman Empire

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in 753 BC by Romulus

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Roman empire founded:

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Third line

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1200 Principes

Legion’s strongest menduty to destroy enemy

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1200 Hastati

youngest, used spears, take on first assault

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Second line

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Roman Republic

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510 - 44 BC

Ended when Julius Caesar came to power in 44 BC

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  • one of most remote forts in roman empire

- part of Hadrian’s wall 120s AD

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compacted sand/dry earth

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Vindolanda

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  • one of most remote forts in roman empire

- part of Hadrian’s wall 120s AD

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cemented large gravel, stones
rudus
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Fort for each legion (7 components)-standardized-private/public toilets, baths, running water
Castra
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Roads
Standardized system of transportation between forts | -built because army had nothing to do
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MIlitary service became paid career
107 BC, landless and poor allowed to join army(not just rstricted to those with land) -after 25 years, receive land and citizenship
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VIndolanda writing tablets
97 - 103 AD, Told us: - Roman army ate/clothed exceptionally well - everyday life not gloomy, social interactions past fort's walls - letters written by common soldiers, women, and slaves - standardized post system (birch/oak tablets)
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both sides of road to drain rain
parallel drainage ditch
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Roman empire founded:
in 753 BC by Romulus
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First line
1200 Velites | youngest, lightly armed, bows and arrows
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1200 Principes | Legion's strongest menduty to destroy enemy
Third line
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97 - 103 AD, Told us: - Roman army ate/clothed exceptionally well - everyday life not gloomy, social interactions past fort's walls - letters written by common soldiers, women, and slaves - standardized post system (birch/oak tablets)
VIndolanda writing tablets
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parallel drainage ditch
both sides of road to drain rain
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3 Line System
Consisted of 4 lines, 107 BC 4 lines make up 1 legion (4200 men) -continuous supply of fresh troops
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107 BC, landless and poor allowed to join army(not just rstricted to those with land) -after 25 years, receive land and citizenship
MIlitary service became paid career
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Fourth line
600 Triarii | oldest soldiers, war veterans
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Every 15 miles: inns/hotels.changing stations(horses) | Every 1.5 km - milestone placed
Complete infrastructure (along roads)
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600 Triarii | oldest soldiers, war veterans
Fourth line
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Groma
used to obtain right angles, to make grid plan for road building
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rudus
cemented large gravel, stones
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Milliarium Aureum
golden milestonetold you distance to all major cities
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statumen
crushed rock
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Castra
Fort for each legion (7 components)-standardized-private/public toilets, baths, running water
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Fossa (road)
trench 1.5m deep
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nucleus
cemented sand, small gravel
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pavimentum
compacted sand/dry earth
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cemented sand, small gravel
nucleus
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used to obtain right angles, to make grid plan for road building
Groma

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