Foederati (/ˌfɛdəˈreɪtaɪ/, singular: foederatus /ˌfɛdəˈreɪtəs/) were peoples and cities bound by a treaty, known as foedus, with Rome. During the Roman...
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The socii (/ˈsoʊʃiaɪ/ in English) or foederati (/ˌfɛdəˈreɪtaɪ/ in English) were confederates of Rome and formed one of the three legal denominations in...
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Roman citizenship (section Socii)
was allied to Rome via treaty were assigned the status of socii. Socii (also known as foederati) could obtain certain legal rights of under Roman law in...
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infantry and three times as many cavalry – i.e. 16,800–20,000 infantry and 3,600 cavalry (called socii). At the time of the Pyrrhic War, the Roman army...
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Late Roman army (section Foederati)
irregular allied units serving under their own native officers (known as socii, or foederati) into regular formations. During the Principate, regular units with...
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units were known to the Romans as socii ('allies'), symmachiarii (from symmachoi, Greek for 'allies') or foederati ('treaty troops' from foedus, 'treaty')...
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(missio), but had voluntarily enlisted again. Equites – Roman cavalry Foederati – For groups of "barbarian" mercenaries of various sizes who were typically...
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were variously called by the Romans socii ("allies"), symmachiarii (from symmachoi, Greek for "allies") or foederati ("treaty troops" from foedus, "treaty")...
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taxable land to foederati.[citation needed] The size and composition of these allied forces remains in dispute. Santosuosso argues that foederati regiments...
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included regiments recruited from allied tribes and known as foederati. By 400 AD, foederati regiments had become permanently established units of the Roman...
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army was formed by citizens, augmented by contingents from Rome's allies (socii). The organization of the Roman legion of the period is described by the...
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hegemonic power. These treaties guaranteed substantial internal autonomy to the socii: they were required to contribute troops when requested but not to pay any...
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