as part of the ancient roman army the cornicen sounded signals on parade.
as part of the ancient roman army the cornicen sounded signals on parade.
as part of the ancient roman army the cornicen sounded signals on?
parade
section::::social impact of military service.









































soldiers came to view themselves as a class superior to average citizens, and exhibited corresponding behavior. this led to an overarching sense of fear and antipathy whenever roman citizens encountered roman legionaries.









































victories were celebrated in what was known as a “triumph”, a large, extravagant, parade-like procession through the streets of rome. during these events, spoils of war would be handed out to soldiers and citizens.









































section::::references.









































erdkamp (2007): a companion to the roman army









































fields, nic. (2008): warlords of republican rome: caesar versus pompey.









































goldsworthy, a. (2003): the complete roman army.
roman army of the late republic
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a cornicen (plural cornicines) was a junior officer in the roman army. the cornicen's job was to signal salutes to officers and sound orders to the legions. the cornicines played the cornu (making him an aeneator). cornicines always marched at the head of the centuries, with the tesserary and the signifer. the cornicines were also used as assistants to a centurion (like an "optio"). the cornicen was a duplicary or a soldier who got double the basic pay of the legionary.









































section::::the cornicen.









































the late roman writer vegetius, in his work de re militari, wrote:
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