Glossary of Roman army terminology

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<em>Vacatio munerum</em> (LA): exemption from fatigue duty.<br>
<em>Valetudinarium</em> (LA): hospital.<br>
<em>Vallum</em> (LA): wall.<br>
<em>Vehiculatio</em> (LA): imperial post system.<br>
<em>Vehiculum</em> (LA): cart; carriage.<br>
<em>Veles</em> (LA): 'cloak wearer'; republican legionary skirmisher.<br>
<em>Venator</em> (LA): 'hunter'; skirmisher.<br>
<em>Veredarius</em> (LA): courier.<br>
<em>Vericulum</em> (LA): small javelin.<br>
<em>Verutum</em> (LA): javelin.<br>
<em>Vestimentum</em> (LA): clothing.<br>
<em>Veteranus</em> (LA): veteran; discharged soldier.<br>
<em>Veterinarius</em> (LA): vet; animal doctor.<br>
<em>Vexillarius</em> (LA): (1) standardbearer; (2) soldier serving in a <em>vexillatio</em> (LA).<br>
<em>Vexillatio</em> (LA): detachment; provisional unit.<br>
<em>Vexillatio comitatensis</em> (LA): late Roman field army cavalry unit.<br>
<em>Vexillatio palatina</em> (LA): late Roman field army cavalry unit.<br>
<em>Vexillifer</em> (LA): standardbearer.<br>
<em>Vexillum</em> (LA): standard with a flag on a crossbar.<br>
<em>Vexillum veteranorum</em> (LA): unit of veterans awaiting discharge.<br>
<em>Via</em> (LA): road.<br>
<em>Via decumana</em> (LA): camp road leading to rear gate.<br>
<em>Via praetoria</em> (LA): camp road leading to <em>porta praetoria</em> (LA).<br>
<em>Via quintana</em> (LA): camp road passing the encampment of the fifth <em>manipuli</em> (LA); road dividing <em>praetentura</em> (LA) in half.<br>
<em>Via sagularis</em> (LA): road running along the inside of a wall.<br>
<em>Viaticum</em> (LA): 'travelling money' ; pay for recruit's initial training period.<br>
<em>Viator</em> (LA): soldier on road patrol duty.<br>
<em>Vicarius</em> (LA): replacement; (1) recruit provided by conscript unwilling to serve in person; (2) lieutenant.<br>
<em>Victimarius</em> (LA): soldier in charge of sacrifical animals.<br>
<em>Victoria</em> (LA): victory.<br>
<em>Victrix</em> (LA): victorious.<br>
<em>Vicus</em> (LA): civilian settlement attached to military base.<br>
<em>Vigilia</em> (LA): watch.<br>
<em>Vigilis</em> (LA): watchman; member of the Roman fire brigade annex police force.<br>
<em>Vinea</em> (LA): protective screen.<br>
<em>Vindex</em> (LA): 'avenger'; title awarded to loyal units in civil war.<br>
<em>Vir militaris</em> (LA): 'military man'; equestrian or senator following a military career.<br>
<em>Virtus</em> (LA): manliness; courage; virtue.<br>
<em>Vis</em> (LA): violence; force.<br>
<em>Vitis</em> (LA): vine stick used as centurion's badge of office.<br>
<em>Vocale</em> (LA): verbal command.<br>
<em>Volones</em> (LA): freed slave volunteers.<br>
<em>Voluntarius</em> (LA): volunteer.<br>
<em>Vulnus</em> (LA): wound.<br>
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<em>Xenia barbarikè</em> (GR): foreign mercenary unit.<br>
<em>Xenos</em> (GR): 'foreigner'; mercenary.<br>
<em>Xiphidion</em> (GR): short sword; dagger.<br>
<em>Xiphos</em> (GR): sword.<br>
<em>Xylokopia</em> (GR): execution by means of cudgelling; Greek term for <em>fustuarium</em> (LA).<br>
<em>Xyston</em> (GR): spear; term in <em>Bellum Judaicum</em> for <em>pilum</em><br>
(LA).<br>
<em>Xystophoros</em> (GR): spearbearer.<br>
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