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I. Archaeology and urban studies [German version] A. Definition and Function Latin term for market, market place; rarely also the forecourt of a tomb (in the meaning of Greek
drómos, e.g. Cic. Leg. 2,61) or part of a wine press (Varro, Rust. 1,54; Columella 11,2,71). As the mercantile and administrative centre of a Roman city ( Town/City), the forum, which took the form of a large open space framed by buildings, was essentially the equivalent of the Greek agora. A location at the intersection of the
decumanus and
cardo in the city centre is the rule in …
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Brill’s New Pauly
Hasta
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[German version] [1] Hasta, hastati In the Roman army of the middle Republic, the
hasta served primarily as a thrust lance for close combat although it could also be thrown; it had a wooden shaft and an iron point. The
hasta was adapted to the fighting style of the phalanx, but it remained in use when, in the 4th cent. BC, the Romans adopted a more flexible set-up in maniples (
manipulus ). According to Livy (Liv. 8,8,5-13), whose account, however, is not without its problems, in 340 BC the Roman army consisted of three battle rows, the
hastati, the
principes and the
triarii. The
triarii were a…
Source:
Brill’s New Pauly