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Who were the Roman soldiers who wore the lion headdress?

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Life for a Roman Soldier wildly depends on two key points, where you are as a Roman Soldier, and when you are there. The latter being highly relevant, because the Romans had citizen soldiers when it needed them instead of a professional army for a large period, the life of the Roman soldier when not being called upon for the defense of the city meant that your life would vary wildly. read more

Velites (singular: veles) were a class of infantry in the Roman army of the mid-Republic from 211 to 107 BC. Velites were light infantry and skirmishers who were armed with a number of darts (Latin: hastae velitares), each with a 30-inch wooden shaft the diameter of a finger, with a c. 10-inch (25 cm) narrow metal point, to fling at the enemy. read more

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