{"id":126778,"date":"2023-08-09T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/?post_type=artykuly&p=126778"},"modified":"2026-05-17T13:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:14:09","slug":"how-much-do-you-know-about-roman-legions-quiz","status":"publish","type":"artykuly","link":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/article\/how-much-do-you-know-about-roman-legions-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"How much do you know about Roman legions? [QUIZ]"},"content":{"rendered":"

To this day, the Roman legions are considered one of the best armies in the history of mankind. Disciplined, brave and deadly effective Roman troops were able to defeat many times a much more numerous enemy. Check how much you know about the legions of Rome<\/a>! <\/p>\n

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  1. Musculus<\/a><\/em> was a Roman war machine. What exactly was it used for on the battlefield?<\/strong>\n
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    1. It was a kind of crane, which could crush selected points of defensive walls.<\/li>\n
    2. It was a machine that protected soldiers during earthworks to clear an access route to the walls for Roman siege towers.<\/li>\n
    3. It was a kind of catapult that was placed on the siege tower<\/a> and thus supported the storming of the walls.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    4. During the First Punic War<\/a>, unfamiliar with sea warfare, the Romans sought to gain an advantage over the Carthaginians<\/a>. What invention allowed them to successfully compete with the enemy from Africa<\/a>?<\/strong>\n
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      1. A ramp equipped with a spike (resembling a bird’s beak) which, when lowered onto the deck of an enemy ship, allowed boarding.<\/li>\n
      2. A metal-reinforced battering ram<\/a> that allowed for more effective destruction of enemy units.<\/li>\n
      3. A special vantage point on a high pole that allowed better observation and navigation of the unit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      4. Velites<\/a> was a special Roman unit that was effectively used during the Roman Republic<\/a>. It was composed of young and poor men who could not afford to buy Roman armor. What was their role on the battlefield?<\/strong>\n
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        1. Their main task was to fight the cavalry with long spears, stabbing the horses<\/a> in the abdomen.<\/li>\n
        2. Their primary weapons were javelins, which they hurled at enemy javelin units, cavalry, or infantry.<\/li>\n
        3. Their role was to try to break through to the rear of enemy units, attack in selected places and cause confusion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        4. Militant gases are associated primarily with the First World War and their terrible effectiveness. It was then that chemical weapons were used on a massive scale, but this way of fighting was by no means new. The ancients were ingenious enough to use chemical weapons on the battlefield. When did it happen?<\/strong>\n
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          1. During the siege of Dura Europos in the 3rd century CE, the Persians<\/a> dug tunnels<\/a> under the city walls and, encountering the Romans, used bitumen along with sulfur crystals. The fumes of this poisonous mixture killed Roman soldiers.<\/li>\n
          2. Battle of Pharsalus<\/a> in 48 BCE is known to us as the decisive clash between Caesar<\/a> and Pompey. Caesar was to use sulfur smoke to poison the enemy’s left flank.<\/li>\n
          3. Octavian Augustus<\/a>, during the siege of Perusia (41 BCE), had a huge fire set around the city to smoke the defenders, which made it possible to enter the city.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          4. How numerous were the individual units of the early imperial Roman legion<\/a>?<\/strong>\n
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            1. Contubernium<\/a><\/em> – 8; centuria<\/a> – 80; cohort<\/a> – 480 soldiers<\/li>\n
            2. Contubernium<\/em> – 10; centuria – 100; cohort – 600 soldiers<\/li>\n
            3. Contubernium<\/em> – 20; centuria – 200; cohort – 1200 soldiers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            4. Aquilifer<\/a><\/em>was a Roman standard-bearer who was extremely important on the battlefield for the legion. Why?<\/strong>\n
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              1. This soldier was the legion’s treasurer and kept the soldiers’ savings.<\/li>\n
              2. The soldier carried the image of the emperor<\/a>, which was the pride of the unit.<\/li>\n
              3. This soldier carried a legionary<\/a> eagle<\/a> made of gold, which was the pride of the unit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
              4. In what situation was Julius Caesar<\/a> supposed to say: “I have you, Africa!”?<\/strong>\n
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                1. Caesar’s words when he came to Egypt in pursuit of Pompey, who had previously been defeated at Pharsalus in 48 BCE.<\/li>\n
                2. Caesar’s words when he defeated at Thapsus<\/a> (now northern Tunisia) in 46 BCE Pompey’s supporters.<\/li>\n
                3. Caesar’s words as he capsized in front of his soldiers while disembarking from a ship off the coast of Africa.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                4. What was umbo<\/em> in Roman armament and what was it used for?<\/strong>\n
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                  1. It was a special gladius<\/a><\/em> hilt that provided a better grip on the sword.<\/li>\n
                  2. It was a metal reinforcement on the shield (scutum<\/a><\/em>) that protected the arm (which held the shield) of the soldier, and at the same time with which he could strike and stun the opponent.<\/li>\n
                  3. It was a part of the javelin that caused the blade to bend when it hit the shield and prevent it from being removed from the shield.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                  4. Why did it become common to refer to the legionnaires of Gaius Marius<\/a> as “Marius’ mules”?<\/strong>\n
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                    1. Marius, in order to improve logistics and increase the mobility of the legion, decided to reduce the wagon train to a minimum, and the soldiers carried on their shoulders and backs food<\/a>, items and tools necessary for survival and warfare – for some time.<\/li>\n
                    2. Marius made fun of the Roman legionnaires in this way, because they were very durable.<\/li>\n
                    3. Marius used the soldiers for private purposes and had them transport<\/a> large amounts of stone to the capital.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                    4. Indicate which sentence is false.<\/strong>\n
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                      1. Romans on warships did not use slaves<\/a> for service. The oarsmen, sailors and marines were ordinary auxiliares<\/em>.<\/li>\n
                      2. Praetorians<\/a> were the bodyguard of the emperors<\/a>, who were obliged to always wear armor during their service in the palace and the capital.<\/li>\n
                      3. Hippika gymnasia<\/a><\/em> was a Roman sports competition intended for cavalry formations, which consisted of simulated combat between two groups of soldiers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        Responses:<\/strong> 1.B | 2.A | 3.B | 4.A | 5.A | 6.C | 7.C | 8.B | 9.A | 10.B (Praetorians did not actually wear armor<\/a> in the palace and Rome)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":60357,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"kategorie_artykulow":[228],"class_list":["post-126778","artykuly","type-artykuly","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kategorie_artykulow-quiz-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artykuly\/126778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artykuly"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artykuly"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artykuly\/126778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kategorie_artykulow","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kategorie_artykulow?post=126778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}