A numerus (lit. 'number', plural numeri) was a unit of the Roman army. In the Imperial Roman army (27 BC – 476 AD), it referred to units of barbarian allies...

numerus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Numerus (Latin: "number") may refer to one of the following Grammatical number Numerus, a military unit of...

bodyguard. The members of the Numerus Batavorum were recruited from the Germanic tribes resident in, or on the borders of, the Roman province of Germania Inferior...

Roman military standards were emblems adopted by units of the Roman army. There were three main types of standard (Aquila, Vexillum, Signum). Several...

foot soldier. Numerus – A unit of foreign allies not integrated into the regular army structure. Later, a unit of border forces. Numerus Batavorum – was...

foederati, and Roman navy effectives During the 2nd century, some units with the new names numerus ('group') and vexillatio ('detachment') appear in the diploma...

117–38), the term acquired a very different meaning. A permanent military unit (numerus) of frumentarii was established. Based in Rome, it was under the...

Ammianus Marcellinus Foedus Cassianum Laeti Numerus (Roman military unit) Varangian Guard Zosimus From Roman Provinces to Medieval Kingdoms. Thomas F. X...

were occupied, according to the inscriptions, by the numerus Severianus Alexandrinus Syrorum, a unit of Syrian archers. As such, it was the westernmost...

they formed a numerus assigned by the Praetorian prefect. This numerus was formed of five principal centuries which commanded the military police. At their...