As you read more in Latin, you will learn about the wars and battles waged by the Romans. One word that often occurs is aciēs, -ēī [5/f] (battle-line) and so we will pause for a moment to look at a typical arrangement of battle-lines in the Roman army: aciēs triplex. This was a military formation consisting of battle lines arranged in three ranks and in a checkered formation known as a quīncunx.
You can find out more at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_infantry_tactics
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