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The legions were the crack troops of the Roman army ( the heavy infantry),
sent (18) _____ for campaigns of conquest (19) _____ the empire, or to
suppress revolt (20) _____ its frontiers. These men were specialists and
craftsmen of all kinds, capable of bringing the mechanisms of Roman rule to a
(21) _____ conquered territory and particularly the engineers and architects
who could create the physical infrastructure of a new province.
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The Romans were quick to employ the fighting (22)____ of the people they
conquered. The auxiliary troops become part of the established structure of the
army, but continued to draw recruits (23) _____ the non-citizen population, and
mainly from the barbarian inhabitants of the frontier of the Empire.
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The Romans relied for, their cavalry on (24 ) _____ troops drawn from
nations with tradition of horsemanship, from Thrace and Scythia (25)_____
North Africa. These were standardized into auxiliary unit called an a/a, the
Latin word for 'wing'.
Fill spaces 1-25 with these words.
Out, auxiliary, newly, their, which, as, at, to(2), into, within, skills, from(2),
beyond, for, or, his, in, who, all, of, via, and, by.
Reading Comprehension Tasks
1. Read the text again and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-
H for each part (1-6). There is an example at the beginning (0). Notice
that there is one heading which you do not need to use.
A The Celts
В Cavalry
С Optio
D Legionary Soldier
E Senator
F Centurion
G Standard-bearer
H Auxiliary
2. Choose the best answer in 1 - 5.
1. II Augusta in Rome was
A. The Parliament
B. Professional army
C. The Emperor of Rome
D. The Senate
3. The property owing class elected
A. The Pope
B. Senators
C. Mayors and Government
D. Magistrates and councilors.
3. The Centurion were
A. Educated and intelligent 
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   The legions were the crack troops of the Roman army ( the heavy infantry),
sent (18) _____ for campaigns of conquest (19) _____ the empire, or to
suppress revolt (20) _____ its frontiers. These men were specialists and
craftsmen of all kinds, capable of bringing the mechanisms of Roman rule to a
(21) _____ conquered territory and particularly the engineers and architects
who could create the physical infrastructure of a new province.
  5
   The Romans were quick to employ the fighting (22)____ of the people they
conquered. The auxiliary troops become part of the established structure of the
army, but continued to draw recruits (23) _____ the non-citizen population, and
mainly from the barbarian inhabitants of the frontier of the Empire.
  6
   The Romans relied for, their cavalry on (24 ) _____ troops drawn from
nations with tradition of horsemanship, from Thrace and Scythia (25)_____
North Africa. These were standardized into auxiliary unit called an a/a, the
Latin word for 'wing'.

Fill spaces 1-25 with these words.
Out, auxiliary, newly, their, which, as, at, to(2), into, within, skills, from(2),
beyond, for, or, his, in, who, all, of, via, and, by.

Reading Comprehension Tasks

1. Read the text again and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-
H for each part (1-6). There is an example at the beginning (0). Notice
that there is one heading which you do not need to use.
A The Celts                              E     Senator
В     Cavalry                            F     Centurion
С Optio                                  G     Standard-bearer
D Legionary Soldier                      H     Auxiliary
2. Choose the best answer in 1 - 5.
1. II Augusta in Rome was
A. The Parliament
B. Professional army
C. The Emperor of Rome
D. The Senate
3. The property owing class elected
 A. The Pope
B. Senators
C. Mayors and Government
D. Magistrates and councilors.
3. The Centurion were
A. Educated and intelligent

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