Velites (singular: veles) were a class of infantry in the Roman army of the mid-Republic. Velites were light infantry and skirmishers who were armed with a number of light javelins (hastae velitares) to fling at the enemy, and also carried short thrusting swords, or gladii, for use in melee. They rarely wore armour as they were the youngest and po...
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Literally, cloak wearers, these were the Republican lightly-armed soldiers. Unlike the hastati, they did not have full armour, although they did have a helmet and a shield. They were also armed with a sword, but had a only a short javelin, as opposed to a pilum.
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Trainee light infantry.
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