What is Roman army?
[[File:Lens - Inauguration du Louvre-Lens le 4 décembre 2012, la Galerie du Temps, n° 058.JPG|thumb|Fragment showing the [[Praetorian Guard]], c. 50 AD. At all stages of the Republic and Empire foot soldiers in action carried a shield]] [[File:Roman Infantry 1.jpg|thumb]] '''The Roman army''' is the [[military of ancient Rome]], the forces used by the [[Roman Kingdom]], [[Roman Republic]] and later [[Roman Empire]]. Its [[infantry]] for much of its history was the [[Roman legion]]. Rome also had a navy. The size of the army in the late Roman Empire was about 128,000 {{ndash}} 179,200 men. It was very well organized. The main Roman soldiers in the Empire were the [[legionary|legionaries]]. The legions were separated into centuries, made up of 80 soldiers and 20 other men who remained in the camp to cook and do other chores.<ref>Southern P. 2007. ''The Roman Army: a social and institutional history''. Oxford University Press.</ref> Other soldiers in the army were called the ''[[auxilia]]''. Auxilia were non-citizens who mainly came from the [[Roman province]]s. They were paid less than legionaries and did not usually wear [[Body armour|armor]] but at the end of their service, which was a minimum of 25 years, they were given Roman [[citizen]]ship. The army had [[cavalry]] units called Equites. Their men were rich enough to have horses and more expensive weapons. Being few, they were less important in battle than the infantry.<ref>Dando-Collins, Stephen. 2010. ''Legions of Rome''. New York: St. Martin's Press.</ref> == Weapons and equipment == [[Image:Roman soldier in lorica segmentata 1-cropped.jpg|thumb|Modern replica of [[lorica segmentata]] type armor]] The soldiers of the Roman army wore [[helmet]]s and body protection. In the early to mid-Republican era, legionaries usually bought their own equipment. ''Hastati'', the first line of soldiers, usually had breastplates, called a ''cuirass'', and some wore ''lorica hamata'', or [[chainmail]]. The richer principes, the second line of soldiers, could afford ''lo