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The Twentieth Legion

The Twentieth Legion. Illustrated Drill Guide. Ad signa Silentium Mandata captate Ordenem servate Dirige frontem Laxate Move Accelera Tarda Ad dextram/senestram depone Signo sequute Consiste (or State) Ad gladium, clina Ad scutum, clina Transforma Redi Muta locum

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The Twentieth Legion

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  1. The Twentieth Legion Illustrated Drill Guide

  2. Ad signa Silentium Mandata captate Ordenem servate Dirige frontem Laxate Move Accelera Tarda Ad dextram/senestram depone Signo sequute Consiste (or State) Ad gladium, clina Ad scutum, clina Transforma Redi Muta locum Langia (ad dextram/senestram/ ambas partes) Exi Intra Iunge Ad agmine Ad aciem Ad testudinem Ad cuneum Pila infige Pila pone Pila tolle Pila iace Gladium stringe Gladium reconde Parati! Porro! Dimitto Fall in Silence Observe the orders (Attention, etc.) Keep your position Dress the ranks Rest March Speed up Slow down Wheel to the right/left Follow the standard (or leader) Halt To the right, face To the left, face About face Return to the original front Countermarch Open ranks (to right/left/both sides) Rear half-files move up Reverse of Exi Close ranks Form marching column Form battle-line Form testudo Form wedge Plant your pila (upright) Lay down your pila Pick up pila Throw pila Draw swords Sheath swords Ready (To charge, etc.) Charge! I dismiss you MARCHING COMMANDS USED BY LEGIO XX

  3. Exi

  4. Intra

  5. Ad dextram, depone ( Wheel right )

  6. AD DEXTRAM, DEPONE

  7. Ad senestram, depone ( Wheel left )

  8. AD SENESTRAM, DEPONE

  9. Muta locum ( Countermarch )

  10. MUTA LOCUM

  11. MUTA LOCUM

  12. TESTUDO If there was a sudden and pressing need for a century to form a testudo the command “Ad testudinem” would suffice. For the purposes of practicing this maneuver, however, we will be using a series of commands: Iunge Ad testudinem Ad aciem Ad senestram, langia Close ranks Form testudo Form battle-line Open ranks to left

  13. IUNGE

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