person
Quintus Navius
also: Navius, Q. Navius
The centurion credited with inventing the velites—javelin-men carried behind the cavalry—at Capua, and a hero of the fighting at the rampart.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 26 §5 Quintus Navius
The centurion credited with the invention of the velites and a hero of the fighting at the Capuan rampart.