ARMY Copy link • ARMYexercitus: acies (army in battle array): agmen (army in marching order): milites (soldiers, especially when the individuals are meant: also the sing. miles, when “the soldier” = “the soldiers,” or “the army generally”): vires (the military forces): copiae (forces): often with armatorum, or peditum equitumque, or pedestres, equestres, pedestres equestresque, pedestres navalesque. To command or lead an army, exercitum ducere, exercitui praeesse: to levy an army, exercitum scribere or conscribere; milites scribere or legere; delectum habere (of the Roman consul: scribere or conscribere, to enroll the names of those who ought to serve): exercitum colligere, or conficere (not cogere), or parare, comparare: to hire an army of mercenaries, exercitum or copias mercede conducere: to recruit an army, exercitui snpplementum scribere (of setting down the names): exercitum supplere or reficere: to draw up an army (in order of battle), aciem instruere or instituere: to disband an army, milites mittere, dimittere or missos facere; militibusmissionem dare [SYN. tn DISBAND]. Great number, exercitus (e.g., corvorum, Verg.): multitudo: copia incredibilis; vis masna.