Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Alarii

Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

ALA'RII. The troops stationed on the wings of a Roman army, including both infantry and cavalry, which were always formed out of the contingents furnished by the allies, and consequently varied in their arms and accoutrements, according to the customs of the different nations by whom they were supplied. (Cic. Fam. ii. 17. Caes. B. G. i. 51.) Bodies of such troops are represented in several battles on the Column of Trajan, as of the German auxiliaries, and Sarmatian cavalry, &c., each in the costume of their respective countries.