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ˈsɑr sə nə; -ˌnisarci·na

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  1. Sarcina

    The sarcina was the marching pack carried by Roman legionaries, the heavy infantry of the Roman legions. Most of a legionary's equipment other than his arms and armour would, in early times, have been consigned to a baggage train and borne by mules and carts. However, following the reforms of the Roman general Gaius Marius, the soldiers were expected to carry much of their rations and equipment themselves. This was done to reduce the size of the baggage train and increase the mobility of the army by allowing the soldiers to move strategically (i.e., quickly) independently of the train. Such was the load of the soldiers that they became known as "Marius' Mules".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sarcinanoun

    a genus of bacteria found in various organic fluids, especially in those those of the stomach, associated with certain diseases. The individual organisms undergo division along two perpendicular partitions, so that multiplication takes place in two directions, giving groups of four cubical cells. Also used adjectively; as, a sarcina micrococcus; a sarcina group

  2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. of flesh, fr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.]

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  1. Sarcina

    Sarcina is a Latin word meaning a marching pack as carried by Roman Legionaries, the heavy infantry of the Roman legions. Most of a legionary's equipment other than his arms and armour would, in early times, have been consigned to a baggage train and borne by mules and carts. Image of pack donkey on a Greek wine cup circa 480 BC, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. However, following the reforms of the Roman General Gaius Marius, the soldiers were expected to carry much of their rations and equipment themselves. This was done to reduce the size of the baggage train and increase the mobility of the army by allowing the soldiers to move strategically independently of the train. Such was the load of the soldiers that they became known as Marius' Mules. The appearance of the marching pack is known from illustrations on Trajan's Column. Here it can be seen that a legionary's sarcina was carried on a pole called a furca and would have included: ⁕Loculus - a satchel ⁕Cloak bag ⁕Cooking pot ⁕Patera - mess tin ⁕Netted object However, this was certainly not the limit of the soldiers load. Time and again, Roman writers emphasise the importance of soldiers being self-sufficient and not tied to the baggage train.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sarcina

    sar-sī′na, n. a genus of schizomycetous fungi, in which the cocci divide in three planes forming cubical clumps:—pl. Sarcī′næ (-nē).—adjs. Sarcī′næform, Sarcin′ic.—n. Sarcin′ūla. [L. sarcina, a package.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Sarcina

    A genus of gram-positive, anaerobic bacteria whose organisms divide in three perpendicular planes and occur in packets of eight or more cells. It has been isolated from soil, grains, and clinical specimens.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sarcina in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sarcina in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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