Latin phrase for Roman Army?

[mcbishop]

Simon James, In Rome and the Sword, makes an interesting point: "Startlingly, the Romans had no term equivalent to our phrase 'the Roman Army', because no such entity or concept existed."

Can we say Tacitus is the exception that proves the rule? He uses the phrase exercitus Romanus twice ([i]Hist[/i]. 4.57; 75), as anyone who has got Ut Milites Dicuntur will know (it's on p.25, and you'll find all the different exercituseseses listed on pp.24-5) ;-)

Mike Bishop