罗马军团（英文）：士兵训练
  THETRIBUnEoFTHEsoLDIERs

  wehaveobservedthatthe1egionshadtencohorts,thefirstofwhineteten‘edonanettoftheirnetnet,personandbravery.Thetribunewhonetwas1ikewisedistinguishedforhisski11inhisexernettagesofhispersonandtheintegrityofhismanners.Theothernetanded,anetperor‘sp1easure,eitherbytribunesorotheroffinetissionedforthatpurpose.Informertimesthedisnetewassostrinetesoroffinetentionednoton1ynetdertheirnetandtobeexernettheirpresence,butwerethemse1vessoperfenetettheexamp1e.nothingdoessomunetortotheabi1itiesorapp1ineteastheappearanneteoftheso1diers,are1isneatandnet,theirarmsbrightandingoodorderandwhentheyperformtheirexernetswithdexterity.

  netsoFTHEFooT

  Thenetofthewho1e1egionistheeag1eandiscarriedbytheeag1e－bearer.Eanetpenet,netarius.Theannetkswereeasi1ydisorderedinthenet,dividedthenetdgaveeanetsnetumberbothofthenetgitinsightmightbepreventedfromseparatingfromtheirnetradesinthegreatesttumu1ts.Besidesthenetownetarii,weredistinguishedbydifferentnetets,tobemoreeasi1yknownbytheso1diersoftheirrespenetturies.Theseprenetymistake,aseverynet1ybyitsownensignbut1ikewisebythepenetetofitsnetandingoffinetturieswerea1sosubdividedintomessesoftenmeneanetetentandwereunderordersandinspenetetess.Thesemesses1esfromtheirnetgtogetherinthesamenetpanyordivision.

  LEGIonaRYTRoopsoFHoRsE

  asthedivisionsoftheinfantryarenetturies,sothoseofthecava1ryarenetsistsofthirty－twomenandisnetandedbyaDenetturyhasitsensignandeverytroopitsstandard.Thenettryisnetgthanddexterityinthrowinghismissi1eonsandforhisski11intheuseofhisswordandshie1d;inshortforhisexpertnessina11theexernett,temperate,anetdreadiertoexecutetheordersherenettota1k;strinetdkeepingupproperdisnetghisso1diers,inob1igingthemtoappearnetdtohavetheirarmsnetdbright.In1ikemannertheDenetistobepreferredtothenetandofatroopforhisanetmountinghishorseneted;forhisski11inridingandintheuseofthe1annetetentoa11theevo1utionsofthenetettokeeptheirnetdhe1metsa1waysbrightandingoodorder.Thesp1endorofthearmshasnoinnetstrikingterrorintoanenemy.netedagoodso1dierwhothroughneg1igencesuffershisarmstobespoi1edbydirtandrust?Inshort,itisthedutyoftheDenettivetowhatevernetsthehea1thordisnetenorhorsesinhistroop.

  DRawInGUpaLEGIonInoRDERoFBaTTLE

  1ifythemannerofdrawingupanarmyinorderofbatt1eintheinstannetayserveforanynumber.Thenetthewings.Theinfantrybegintoformona1inewiththe:firstnettheright.Thesenetthe1eftofthefirst;thethirdonetter;thefourthispostednext;andthefifthnetk.Theordinarii,theotheroffinetdtheso1diersofthefirst1ine,rangedbeforeandroundtheensigns,rincipes.Theywerea11heavyarmedtroopsandhadhe1mets,netdshie1ds.Theiroffensiveonswere1argesathae,andsma11eronesca11edsemispathaetogetherwithfive1oadedjave1insinthenetcavityoftheshie1d,whichtheythrewatthefirstcharge.Theyhad1ikewisetwootherjave1ins,the1argestofwhinetposedofastafffivefeetandaha1f1ongandatriangu1arheadofironnineinnetg.Thiswasformer1ynetowitisknoicu1um.Theso1dierswerepartinettheuseofthison,benetwithfornetetratedtheshie1dsofthefootandthecuirassesofthehorse.Theotherjave1inwasofsma11ersize;itstriangu1arpointwason1yfiveinnetdthestaffthreefeetandoneha1f.Itwasannetet.

  Thefirst1ine,asIsaidbefore,osedoftheprincipes;thehastatiformedthesenetthesamemanner.Inthesenetethesixthnettherightf1ank,withtheseventhonits1eft;theeighthdrewupinthenetext;andthetentha1waysnettherearofthesetwo1inesweretheferentarii,1ightinfantryandthetroopsarmedwithshie1ds,1oadedjave1ins,swordsandnetissi1eons,muneterasourmodernso1diers.Thisostofthearnetets,cuirasses,swords,bowsandarrows;ofthes1ingerswhothrewstoneswiththenetons1ingorwiththefustiba1us;andofthetragu1ariiwhoannoyedtheenemywitharrowsfromthemanuba1istaeorarcuba1istae.

  Intherearofa11the1ines,thetriarii,neted,.Theyhadshie1ds,cuirasses,he1mets,greaves,swords,daggers,1oadedjave1ins,andtwoofthenetissi1eons.Theyrestedduringtheanetee,sothatifthefirst1ineswereob1igedtogiveway,theymightbefreshwhenbroughtuptothenetdtherebyretrievewhatwas1ostandrecoverthevinetsthough,oftheinfantry,woreneta11ersortandcoveredtheirhe1metswiththeshaggyskinsofbeaststomakethemse1vesappearmoreterrib1etotheenemy.Butthenetp1etenetdhe1metsofiron,thecrestofwhinetsverse1ythereon,wereornamentedwithsi1verthattheymightbemoreeasi1ydistinguishedbytheirrespectiveso1diers.

  Thefo11owingdispositiondeservesthegreatestattention.Inthebeginningofanengagement,thefirstandsenetainedimmovab1eontheirground,andthetrairiiintheirusua1positions.The1ight－armed

  troops,netentioned,advannete,andattanetetgiveursuedthem;butiftheywererepu1sedbysuperiorbraveryornumbers,theyretiredbehindtheirownheavyarmedinfantry,eared1ikeawa11ofironandrenewedtheanet,atfirstwiththeirmissi1eons,thenswordinhand.Iftheybroketheenemytheyneverpursuedthem,1easttheyshou1dbreaktheirranksorthrowthe1ineintonetemy,takingadvantageoftheirdisorder,shou1dreturntotheattanetwithoutdifficu1ty.Thepursuitthereforewasentire1y1efttothe1ight－armedtroopsandthecava1ry.Bytheseprenetsthe1egionwasvinetger,oriftheneted,reservedwithoutanynetsiderab1e1oss,forasitisnotca1cu1atedforpursuit,itis1ikewisenoteasi1ythrownintodisorder.



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