# Capsarivs

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**Capsarii** – orderlies and medical assistants, responsible for providing first aid to wounded soldiers on the battlefield and in military camps. The name derives from **capsa** – a container or bag in which they carried bandages, instruments, and medical supplies.

The duties of **capsarii** included dressing wounds, transporting the wounded, and assisting military physicians (**medici**) during procedures and treatment. They operated both during combat and in legionary infirmaries (**valetudinaria**), forming an important element of the Roman medical care system.

**Capsarii** were usually soldiers with basic medical training. Their presence in the legions attests to the high level of organisation of the Roman army and to its developed approach to the treatment of wounded soldiers.

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