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The Auxilia of the Roman Imperial Army

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Actarius, in an ala, 41;

in a cohort, 43.

Aeneatores, 43, n. 11.

African officers, 96.

Ala, origin of term, 22-5;

titles of, 24, 45;

size of, 26;

officers of, 40.

Archers, 84, 103, 128.

Augusta, used as title of auxiliary regiments, 47.

Augustus, military reforms, 13 et seqq.

Balearic slingers, 10, 131.

Barbarization of Roman army, 99, 138.

Barr Hill, fort at, 106.

Batavians, 16, 19, 35, 49, 57, 72.

Beneficiarius, in an ala, 41;

in a cohort, 43.

Breastplates, 124.

Britain, frontier defences, 109, 112, 141.

British regiments, recruiting, 85.

Bucinator, in an ala, 42;

in a cohort, 43.

Canabae, 117.

Capsarius, 43, n. 8.

Catafractarii, 128.

Cavalry, use of, 104;

superior pay of, 35.

Celtic officers, 96.

Centurions, 37.

Chain armour, 126, 130.

Civilis, 20.

Civitas, granted to auxiliaries, 31 et seqq.

Civitates foederatae, 57.

Civium Romanorum, used as a title of auxiliary regiments, 46.

Cohortes equitatae, 28, 29.

„ miliariae, 28.

„ quingenariae, 28.

„ voluntariorum, 65 et seqq., 187.

Cohorts, size of, 27;

officers of, 43;

titles of, 46 et seqq.

Constitutio Antoniniana, 122.

Contarii, 104.

Cornicen, 43.

Cornicularius, in an ala, 41;

in a cohort, 43.

Cretans, 9, 62.

Curator turmae, 41.

„ alae or cohortis, 37.

Custos armorum, 41.

Dacia, recruiting of garrison, 77.

Decurio, in an ala, 37;

in a cohort, 38.

Diocletian, military reforms, 136.

Diplomata militaria, 31 et seqq.

Dromedarii, 30.

Duplicarius, 41.

Equites Singulares Imperatoris, 41 et seqq., 135;

recruiting, 81.

Face-masks, 127.

Frontier defences, 107 et seqq.

Gaesati, 86.

Gallic regiments, importance of, 64, 81.

Gemina, used as a title of auxiliary regiments, 47.

German frontier, 108.

Greek officers, 97.

Hadrian, military reforms, 90, 107;

speech to army in Africa, 29, 35, 132.

Haltern, fort at, 105.

Helmets, 125.

Hofheim, fort at, 105.

Housesteads, fort at, 27, 118.

Imaginifer, in an ala, 41;

in a cohort, 42.

Immunes, 39 et seqq.

Isaurians, 144.

Italian officers, 95.

Josephus, value of, 102.

Legionaries serving as officers in auxilia, 38.

Legions, recruiting of, 78, 80;

connexion of, with auxilia, 49-51.

Librarius, in an ala, 41;

in a cohort, 43.

Married soldiers, position of, 119.

Mauri, 89, 128, 135.

Medicus, in an ala, 42;

in a cohort, 43.

Medicus ordinarius, 43.

Mensor, 43.

Mounted Infantry, 29.

Newstead, fort at, 27, 106, 127.

Notitia Dignitatum, 138.

Numeri, 85 et seqq., 128, 131.

Numidians, 10.

Optio, in an ala, 41;

in a cohort, 42.

Oriental regiments, recruiting of, 82 et seqq.

Osroeni, 135.

Palmyreni, 88.

Pannonia, recruiting of garrison, 71, 75 et seqq.

Pay, 35.

Praefecti, 91 et seqq.

Praefectus alae, 36.

„ cohortis, 36.

„ equitum, 23, 24.

„ numeri, 87.

Praepositus, 37.

Praetorians, 34, 135.

Principales, 39 et seqq.

Roman citizens serving auxilia, 33.

Romanization, 117.

Saalburg, fort at, 117.

Salluitana turma, 11, 23.

Scale-armour, 124, 127.

Sesquiplicarius, 41.

Shields, 125, 126, 129.

Signalling, 111.

Signifer, in an ala, 39, 41;

in a cohort, 42.

Singulares, 41.

Slingers, 132.

Spears, 126, 129.

Stator, 41.

Strator, 41.

Subpraefectus, in an ala, 36;

in a cohort, 36.

Sugambrians, 48, 116.

Swords, 126, 129.

Tacitus, value of, 102.

Tesserarius, 42.

Tribunus cohortis, 36, 94.

Tubicen, 42.

Velites, 10.

Veteranorum cohortes, 48.

Vexillarius, in an ala, 10;

in a cohort, 42.

Vexillationes, 113.

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