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Cavalry units and formations of ancient Rome

  • Lusus TroiaeVergil's Aeneid describes the Lusus Troiae as a final event in games held to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Anchises.
  • Roman cavalryRomulus supposedly established a cavalry regiment of 300 men called the Celeres to act as his personal escort. Each of the three tribes supplied a centuria…