Velites
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title:
Velites
text:
Velites were a class of infantry in the Roman army of the mid-Republic from 211 to 107 BC. Velites were light infantry and skirmishers armed with javelins, each with a 75cm wooden shaft the diameter of a finger, with a 25cm narrow metal point, to fling at the enemy. They also carried short thrusting swords, or gladii, for use in melee. They rarely wore armour as they were the youngest and poorest soldiers in the legion and could not afford much equipment. They did carry small wooden shields call
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of light infantry of Ancient Rome
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velites
date created:
2004-04-01T03:11:20Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T10:58:45Z
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