Roman Britain. Мартемьянова Н.В. - 12 стр.

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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 ala, 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
B     Cavalry                                   F   Centurion
C    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
2. The property owing class elected
    A. The Pope