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COHORT

organized just like a cohort

dux- an unofficial rank for those who controlled more than one legion (eg. provincial governors)

DIVISIONS OF THE ROMAN ARMY

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by:

  • Gulliamus Tarrius IV
  • Alina Atæana
  • Gibbius Lillius
  • Iamus Farillæ

THE ROMAN ARMY

LEGION

commanded by a legate

HASTILIARIUS

HASTATI

AQUILIFER

COHORT

the weapons instructor

young soldiers placed in the front line

carried the legionary eagle

COHORT

AUXILIARY COHORTS:

  • led by a prefect
  • sizes similar to cohorts
  • composed of non-citizen troops

AUXILLIARY

COHORT

  • supplied the army with most specialized troops
  • three basic types:

AUXILLIARY COHORT

  • 480-500 men

ALAE

an infantry cohort with four turmae attatched

COHORS EQUITATA

COHORS PEDITA

TURMA

  • about 30 men
  • led by three decurions, although only one was in charge - the others were deputies
  • cavalry cohorts

CENTURY

CONTUBERNIA

  • 80-100 men

CONTUBERNIA

  • led by a centurion
  • 8-10 men
  • tentmates

AUXILLIARY COHORT

  • optiones were second-in-command
  • could be appointed by Senate, elected, or "prompted from the ranks" (Caesar tended to prompt)

divided into ten contuberniae

  • suffered high casualties since they fought in the front ranks

CENTURY

  • led by the most senior centurion

divided into six centuries

  • of senatorial rank
  • latin: legatus

SCORPIONARII

LANCEARII

COHORT

artillerymen operating a scorpion artillery weapon

COHORT

spear-armed field-troopers

COHORT

  • could be

differing numbers of auxiliary cohorts

ten cohorts

miscellaneous ranks

LEGION

TUIS A NOBIS LACRAMANTIBUS NOS IAM AD FINEM HUIUS ADVENISSE DICENDUM EST.

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