Special Sub-Topic: Raging Romans Authored by: crazy/smart Sub-topic of: Roman History

In what year was Rome founded?

753BC. According to legend, Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus in 753BC.

In the Roman army, there were 20 cohorts in a legion. True or false?

f. There were 10 cohorts in a full legion.

The Romans had a defensive formation in which they put shields on their heads and shields to their sides to protect themselves from the enemy. What animal is this formation named after?

turtle & tortoise. The Romans used this turtle formation when defending themselves or attacking forts. They could attack forts and when the enemy threw boulders on them these bounced off the shields.

A typical Roman legion consisted of how many men?

5000.

The MAIN reason the Roman Legionaries used short swords as their primary weapon was that..

they were better for close in fighting.. The Romans used a short sword (gladius) as their primary weapon because it was easier to fight in close with people such as the Gauls who used heavier, longer swords.

How many pila (pl. of pilum) or javelins did a Roman legionary carry?

2. Surprisingly, a Legionary carried two pila, which were heavy javelins made to buckle upon impact. This made them hard to throw back.

Which one of these was NOT major Roman battle?

Battle of Tsushima. The battle of Tsushima was a Japanese battle against the Russian Navy. It took place in 1905.

This harsh punishment, given to a unit of Roman troops, was the process of killing every 10th man in the unit.

decimation. This punishment was used if an entire unit of troops disgraced itself in battle. As the word implies, it involved killing every tenth man in the unit.

What was the original name of the Roman Colosseum?

Flavian Amphitheater. The structure became known as the Colosseum because a colossal statue of Nero stood by its entrance.

The Roman empire fell in 467AD.

f. The Roman empire fell in 476AD.