martedì 19 luglio 2011

The numbers of a classical Legio

A classical Legio was made by:

1)Contuberni (companions of 8 men)
2)Centuriae (1 centuria = 10 contuberni)
3)Cohortes (1 cohors = 6 Centuriae)

There were 9 Cohortes (480 men); 1 special cohors made by 5 double centuriae (800 men);120 equites.

Total men: 5240

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