If a Roman unit ever moves next to him, he is considered to have been captured, and the Romans win.
This was the smallest Roman military unit capable of fighting a war on its own (though it was rarely called upon to do so).
Although negotiations were attempted, these broke down when a Roman unit sallied forth and carried both sides into battle.
The name was given by modern scholars based on its resemblance to the basket used as a Roman unit of dry measure.
The ships also required that the regular Roman military unit be simplified in order to function more smoothly.
Further, the term also stands for an ancient Roman unit of measurement for liquids.
Roman military units could also be awarded phalerae for distinguished conduct in action.
Libra was the basic Roman unit of weight, derived from the Latin word for scales or balance.
Its name derives from the Ancient Roman unit, the pertica.
Roman military units of the period were largely homogeneous and highly regulated.