| LEGION | A military unit of the ancient Roman army made up of infantry with supporting cavalry |
| LEGIONARY | Concerning a unit of the ancient Roman army (9) |
| TRIBE | One of the "three" phyles of the ancient Romans; a people or clan claiming a common ancestor; or, a group in the classification of animals (5) |
| LEGIONARIES | Soldiers of the ancient Roman army |
| GRENADIER | In the British Army, a member of the senior regiment of infantry in the Household Brigade (9) |
| CZAR | (One spelling of) a form of the ancient Roman imperial title, used in Russia from the 16th century (4) |
| TESTUDO | Latin for "tortoise", a defensive formation in the ancient Roman army |
| SPQR | The letters emblazoned on the battle standards of the ancient Roman legions (4) |
| MANIPLE | Military unit of men filled with a bit of spirit? |
| CALEDONIA | Southern Ontario town sharing the name of the ancient Roman word for present-day Scotland |
| ADORE | Like a lot of fuss part of army made |
| STREET | Word for a paved way or road, such as any one of the ancient Roman examples preserving this usage in their name, including "Ermine" and "Watling" (6) |
| REGIMENT | Which military unit of ground forces is commanded by a lieutenant colonel (8) |
| AENEAS | Trojan hero, lover of Dido, and progenitor of the ancient Romans, according to legend (6) |
| SEPTEMBER | Seventh month of the ancient Roman year |
| JOVE | Alternative name of the ancient Roman god Jupiter (4) |
| THEORETIC | The common soldiers and so on including head of infantry as a hypothesis |
| LATIN | The language of the ancient Romans (5) |
| TEUTONS | Ancient Germanic people, enemies of the ancient Romans (7) |
| HOLST | Student in the army made music (5) |
