- The term
accensi (sg.: accensus) is
applied to two
different groups. Originally, the
accensi were
light infantry in the
armies of the
early Roman Republic...
- of the triarii, just like the
accensi would have been the
light equivalent of the principes, both
rorarii and
accensi reinforcing the triarii. List of...
-
Ferran Bel i
Accensi (born 1 June 1965) is a
Spanish economist,
academic and
politician from Catalonia. He is a
former member of the
Congress of Deputies...
- made up of a
maniple of triarii, a
maniple of
rorarii and a
maniple of
accensi. The
triarii stood in the
third line of the legion,
behind the
front line...
- Anna
Accensi Abella (born 1
January 1970) is a
Spanish rower. She
competed in the 1996
Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;...
- cavalrymen, were used as
flankers and to
pursue routed enemies. The
rorarii and
accensi in the
final battle line were some of the
least dependable troops, and...
- fire and
support the
heavy infantry who
fought in hand-to-hand combat.
Accensi and
rorarii were also
light missile troops and had
similar roles. Leves...
- were used as
flankers and to
pursue routing enemies. The
rorarii and
accensi in the
final battle line were some of the
least dependable troops, and...
- the
poorer and
younger soldiers in the legion,
though the
rorarii and
accensi classes were
considerably poorer and were
eventually disbanded, having...
-
opening volley before melee. The
former classes of poor legionaries, the
accensi, rorarii, and
leves were
replaced by the velites. Unit
sizes were also...
