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Definition of Maniples
1. maniple [n] - See also: maniple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maniples
Literary usage of Maniples
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Roman Antiquities by Alexander Adam, John Richardson Major (1835)
"A maniple of each kind of troops was placed behind one another, so that each
legion had ten maniples in front. They were not placed directly behind one ..."
2. A Smaller History of Rome: From the Earliest Times to the Establishment of by William Smith, Eugene Lawrence (1889)
"The Hastati, Prin- cipes, and Triarii were each divided into 10 companies, called
maniples. The Velites were net divided into companies, ..."
3. A Manual of Roman Antiquities by William Ramsay (1894)
"maniples of Triarii in the rear as a reserve, while the Velites, or skirmishers.
acted in front or on the flanks as circumstances might demand, ..."
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