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Milites were the trained regular
Roman Era
These men were the non-specialist regular soldiers that made up the bulk of a legion's numbers. Alongside soldiering, they also performed guard duties, labour work, building and other non-combat roles, which increased their status in urban centers.[1] Milites would usually have to serve for several years before becoming eligible for training to become immunes and thus become specialists with better pay.[2][3]
Medieval Era
The Latin term eventually became synonymous with "
Other usages include the "Milites Templi," referring to the Knights Templar, or Milites Sancti Jacobi (Order of Santiago).[10][11][12]
From the Latin root, "Miles" derived words such as "Military" and "Militia".
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-103090-1.
- ^ Berger, Adolf (1968). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law, Vol. 43, p. 582. American Philosophical Society
- ^ James, Charles (1810). A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary: In French and English, Vol. 1. T. Egerton
- JSTOR 4049596.
- S2CID 159106757.
- ^ Morillo, Stephen (2001). Milites, knights and samurai: Military terminology, comparative history, and the problem of translation (PDF).[dead link]
- ^ ISBN 978-90-04-16665-3.
- ISBN 978-0-307-42518-8.
- ISBN 978-0-19-156343-0. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- JSTOR 10.1163/j.ctt1w8h1gw.10.
- ^ Crawford, Paul (October 22, 2007) [1993]. Milites Christi: A Categorization and Assessment of the Military Orders of the Middle Ages. Madison: University of Wisconsin–Madison.
- ISBN 978-0-7546-6523-6.
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