Halysidootos | Mail coat. |
Harpago | Harpoon. |
Hasta | Spear. |
Hasta amentata | Thonged javelin. |
Hasta pura | Spear without iron tip used as a military decoration. |
Hasta velitaris | Light throwing spear with soft iron tip. |
Hastarius | Spearman. |
Hastatus | 'Spearman'. legionary heavy infantryman. |
Hastatus posterior | Deputy to hastatus prior. |
Hastatus prior | Centurion commanding a manipulus of hastati . |
Hastile | A - wooden practice spear.
B - staff of the optio centuriae . |
Hastiliarius | Weapons instructor. |
Hastula | Small spear. |
Hègemoon | Commander. |
Hekatontarchès | 'Commander of hundred'. Greek term for centurio . |
Hekatontarchès lonchophoroon | 'Centurion of the spearmen'. commander of elite legionary lonchophoroi or lancearii . |
Hekatontarchia | 'Unit of hundred'. Greek term for centuria . |
Helepolis | Siege tower. |
Hemistrigium | Barracks buiding housing a centuria . |
Herculiani | 'Hercules's own'. tetrarchic elite legion. |
Hiberna | Winter quarters. |
Hippago | Horse transport. |
Hipparchos | Cavalry commander. |
Hippeus | Cavalryman. |
Hippeus lègionarios | Legionary cavalryman. |
Hippeus singoularis | Guard cavalryman. |
Hippeus tès legioonos | Legionary horseman. |
Hippika gymnasia | 'Cavalry sports'. spectacular demonstration manoeuvres in which two teams of cavalrymen showed off their horsemanship and weapons skills. |
Hippikon | Cavalry. |
Hippotoxotès | Horse archer. |
Hodopoios | Pioneer. road-surveyor. |
Holosidèros | Heavily armoured soldier. Greek term for cataphractus or clibanarius . |
Honesta missio | Honourable discharge. |
Honesta missio ex causa | Honourable discharge granted to wounded or sick soldiers. |
Hoplomachia | Weapons training. |
Hoplon | Weapon. |
Hoplitès | Heavy armed soldier. |
Hoplitikon | The heavy armed. Greek equivalent of gravis armatura . |
Horrea | Granaries. |
Hospitalitas | 'Hospitality'. quartering and provisioning arrangements. |
Hospitium | Forced billeting. |
Hostis | Enemy. |
Hyparchos | Officer. |
Hypaspistès | Guard soldier. |
Hypèretès | Staff officer. |
Hyssos | Spear. Greek equivalent for pilum . |
