Velites (Latin: [ˈweːlɪteːs]; sg.: veles) were a class of infantry in the Roman army of the mid-Republic from 211 to 107 BC. Velites were light infantry and skirmishers armed with javelins (Latin: hastae velitares), each with a 75cm (30 inch) wooden shaft the diameter of a finger, with a 25cm (10 inch) narrow metal point, to fling at the ...

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Velites, literally "light soldier". In the Roman republican legion, light infantry, conducting operations in front of the manipulative line. In the early legion, Velites numbered 1,000 soldiers.

Velites (singular: veles) were a class of infantry in the Roman army of the mid-Republic. Velites were light infantry and skirmishers who were armed with a number of light javelins (Latin language: hastae velitares) to fling at the enemy, and also carried short thrusting swords, or …

Velites, lightly armed soldiers with little defensive armour, were introduced perhaps in 211 bce (Livy, 26. 4), replacing the light-armed troops called rorarii of the middle republic, a development possibly associated with a reduction in the property qualification for military service, c.214, and were subsequently recruited from the youngest ...

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Sep 19, 2022 · Velites, Roman javelin throwers, composed of young and poor men, could not afford to buy Roman armour (lorica hamata), worn by professional legionaries. Therefore, they put on animal skins to emphasize their strength and prowess.