'The Roman Army'
Join in with either the vocal or backing track version of this catchy song which consolidates key learning about the Roman army, including its weapons, organisation and tactics.
Lyrics
We swear an oath, to serve for many years,
We train to fight, to march in lines, we learn to throw our spears.
With tunics, and with armour, with helmets, cloaks and shields,
With each sword called a gladius ('gladius!')
We own the battlefield!
We are the Roman army!
A terrifying foe!
We battle and we conquer,
To make our empire grow!
Some of us are legionaries, citizens of Rome,
Others are auxiliaries, miles away from home.
Centurions are officers, in charge of many men,
We’ve special tactics that we use, again and again.
We are the Roman army!
A terrifying foe!
We battle and we conquer,
To make our empire grow!
We form into a ‘tortoise’, to be attacker-proof:
We put our shields together, to make walls and a roof.
Defending forts with catapults from enemy attack,
With crossbows called balistas ('balistas'!)
We fight the rebels back!
We are the Roman army!
A terrifying foe!
We battle and we conquer,
To make our empire grow!
Now we’ve invaded Britain, our aim is clear - to win!
Then we’ll take all the things we want - copper, lead and tin.
We’ll seek out all our enemies from the land that they call home,
We’ll capture them as slaves, then we’ll take some back to Rome.
We are the Roman army!
A terrifying foe!
We battle and we conquer,
To make our empire grow!
We are the Roman army!
A terrifying foe!
We battle and we conquer,
To make our empire grow!
The Roman Army Song - Instrumental
