Roman Empire Review

Soldiers who fought on horses were called:

• calvary

• infantary

• century

• legionary

For how long did a legionary had to serve in the army?

• at least 10 years

• at least 15 years

• at least 20 years

• at least 30 years

The Romans held their shields together to protect themselves in battle. This action was called:

• aqueduct

• testudo

• villa

• century

"Testudo", referring to the Roman army formation, is the name of an animal in Latin. What animal is it?

In the Roman army, how many soldiers made up a century?

• 30

• 70

• 80

• 100

To protect themselves in battle, Roman soldiers used to wear:

• colonia

• masks

• armour

• glasses

The very best soldiers in the Roman army were the:

• frontiers

• legionaries

• auxiliaries

• celts