Military and Technology of the Roman Empire

Will, Devin, Graham

Navy•Innovative Design•Fleet Organization•Crew’s Jobs

Army•The Legion is weakened-Heavy Armor-Fighting Lessons-Replacement-Auxiliary

Battles• Civil War- Octavian in Power- Mark Antony and Egyptian Queen- Pax Romana

• The Fall of the Empire-German Tribe takes Rome-German Mercenaries-Western Empire Collapses

Weapons• Short Sword – Gladius• Spear – Pilum• Shields – Round and Tower

Technology

The winch created tension to allow the catapult to launch the projectile

Release mechanism

•Siege WeaponForts and Castles•Smaller BallistaeFired towards armies•CabalistsCavalry Defense

Work cited• Ancient Roman Navy [Navy]. Digital image. Ancient Roman Navy. 29 Nov. 2008

http://www.crystalinks.com/romannavy.jpg.• Authentic Roman Catapult [Catapult]. Digital image. Simple machines: 4-in-1

hydraulic machines set. 25 Nov. 2008. 29 Nov. 2008 http://www.dugnorth.com/blog/uploaded_images/final_antique_catapult-764199.jpg.

• Julias Cesar [Cesar]. Digital image. Caesar’s Funeral in the Roman Forum. 29 Nov. 2008 http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.idcrome.org/caesar8_files/julius%2520caesar%2520military%2520statue13.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.idcrome.org/caesar8.htm&usg=__dff0ljmyoygmngwbclalyjkhq74=&h=439&w=295&sz=107&hl=en&start=22&sig2=fdzmygawbvpx.

• The Skirmishing Formation [Army]. Digital image. The Roman Empire. 16 Nov. 2008 http://www.roman-empire.net/army/skirmishing.html.

• The Statue of Augustus of Prima Porta [Augustus]. Digital image. The Statue of Augustus of Prima Porta. 10 2005. 29 Nov. 2008 http://web.mit.edu/21h.402/www/primaporta/augustus.jpg.