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Romans in Britain - Glossary of military terms
Category: History and Culture > Romans
Date & country: 12/12/2007, UK Words: 983
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CibariatorCommissariat clerk.
CibusFood. ration.
Cinctus'Girded with sword belt'. combat ready.
CingulumLate Roman military belt.
Cingulum militareLate Roman military belt.
CircitorLate Roman junior cavalry NCO originally tasked with making rounds to inspect sentries.
CircumvallatioCircumvallation.
Civis RomanusRoman citizen.
Civium RomanorumEpithet of auxiliary units that were either originally recruited from Roman citizens or had received a mass grant of the citizenship for outstanding service.
CladesDefeat.
Clades Lolliana'Lollian defeat'. defeat of governor Lollius against invading Germanic tribesmen in 16 BC.
Clades Variana'Varian defeat'. defeat of Varus in the Teutoburgian forest in 9 AD.
ClassiariusSailor. marine.
ClassicumMilitary musical salute.
ClassisA - part of population with military service obligations. B - fleet.
Classis Germanica'German fleet'. Rhine fleet.
Classis praetoria'Praetorian fleet'. main naval fleet stationed at Ravenna or Misenum.
Classis praetoria Misenatium'Praetorian fleet of Misenum'. main Roman fleet based in Tyrhenean Sea.
Classis praetoria Ravennatium'Praetorian fleet of Ravenna'. main Roman fleet based in Adriatic Sea.
Clavarium'Hobnail money'. allowance given to soldiers for purchase of extra nails when involved in prolonged marching.
ClaviculaCurved wall and ditch extension protecting a gate of a marching camp.
ClaviculariusGuard stationed at the gate.
Clavis ligneaWooden practice sword.
ClavusTunic decoration.
Clibanarius'Field oven man'. heavily armoured cavalry trooper.
ClipeusBuckler.
Cognomen(Honorary) nickname.
CohorsMilitary unit.
Cohors alariaAllied - or auxiliary unit.
Cohors classicaAuxiliary unit originally formed of sailors and marines.
Cohors equitataUnit of auxiliary infantry with attached mounted squadrons.
Cohors GermanorumThe unit of Germani custodes corporis .
Cohors milliaria'Thousand strong unit'. military unit with an establishment strength of a 1000 soldiers.
Cohors palatina'Palace unit'. tetrarchic title of cohors praetoria .
Cohors peditataInfantry unit.
Cohors praetoriaA - bodyguard of a general during the republic. B - unit of imperial guard.
Cohors quingenariaMilitary unit with an establishment strength of 500 men.
Cohors speculatorumGuard unit of Marcus Antonius composed of scouts.
Cohors togataUnit of praetorian guard in civilian dress tasked with duties within the pomerium .
Cohors torquataAuxiliary unit granted a torques .
Cohors tumultuariaIrregular auxiliary unit.
Cohors urbanaUrban cohort. military police unit.
Cohors vigilumCohort of the watchmen. unit of the police force annex fire brigade.
CohortalisSoldier belonging to a cohors.
CollegaMember of the same unit.
Comes'Companion'. A - friend of the emperor. B - late Roman army commander C - elite cavalryman.
Comes domesticorumCommander of the household troops.
Comes domesticorum equitum'Count of the household cavalry'. late Roman guard cavalry commander.
Comes rei militaris'Count of military affairs'. late Roman military commander.
ComitatensisSoldier belonging to late Roman field army.
Comitatus'Following'. imperial field army of the third century AD.
Comites dominorum nostrorum'Companions of our lords'. imperial horse guards from the tetrarchy.
Comitia centuriataPopular assembly based on ancient army structure of centuriae .
ComitiatusSenior officer elected by popular assembly.
CommanipularisFellow soldier. brother in arms.
CommeatusLeave.
CommentariensisLegal staff administrator.
CommentariiField commander's report to the senate.
CommilitoFellow soldier.
ComminusClose quarter fighting.
CommodaDischarge benefits.
Commodiana'Commodus' own'. honorary unit title.
ComparSoldier of the same rank.
Concha‘Seashell`. shipwreck.
Concordia exercituum'Concord of the armies'. propaganda slogan used on coins.
ConditoriumDepot.
ConductorSupply contractor.
Congeries armorumPile of military equipment.
ConquisitorRecruiting officer.
ConsiliumImperial advisory council.
ConsistoriumLate Roman imperial advisory council.
ConstitutioService regulation. Several sets of military constitutiones were formulated by emperors, among them augustus and hadrianus.
ConsulConsul. highest magistrate in republican Rome commanding major military forces.
ConsularisFormer consul .
ContariusHeavy cavalry soldier armed with two handed pike.
ContiroFellow recruit.
ContubernalisA - officer cadet. B - squad member.
ContuberniumTentparty. group of soldiers sharing a tent.
ContusSpear. heavy two handed thrusting spear.
ConubiumLegal marriage.
ConveteranusFellow veteran.
CopiaeA - military forces. B - supplies.
CornicenHorn-blower.
CorniculariusNCO with administrative duties.
CornuA - horn. B - wing of battle formation.
Cornuti'Horned ones'. late Roman auxilium palatinum .
CoronaWreath or crown awarded as military decoration.
Corona aureaGold crown.
Corona civicaWreath of oak leaves awarded for saving a fellow citizen's life.
Corona exploratoriaCrown awarded to scouts.
Corona graminea-obsidionalisGrass crown awarded for saving an entire army.
Corona muralisCrown awarded to first man reaching the top of an enemy wall.
Corona navalisNaval crown.
Corona vallarisCrown awarded to first man on top of an enemy rampart.
Corvus'Raven'. movable boarding bridge.
CovinusCeltic war-chariot.
CratisWickerwork shield.
CristaHelmet crest.
Crista transversaTransverse helmet crest used as recognition mark of centurion.
Cuneus'Wedge'. A - attack column or wedge formation. B - cavalry unit.