EUREKA - Roman army troops

[antiochus]

H.J.Vrielink wrote:
Then have your thesis reviewed by Peers,
Then Publish it......
And Then start "Testing" people on here again, with a valid reason.

Perhaps you missed my posting containing part of my thesis, hereby repeated again.

“Let’s look at the information differently. 330 vessels containing 120 marines per vessel equates to 39,600 men. With two consuls, 39,600 men equates to 8 legions each of 4950 men (39,600 divided by 8 = 4950). For simplicity, each legion is rounded to 5000 men. Therefore the army numbered 40,000 men. Before leaving Sicily, of the 8 legions, the best men are picked. What this means is the Romans take from the army, those units at full strength and create the required number of legions. After leaving two legions in Sicily, that is 10,000 men, the army arrives in Africa with 30,000 men or six legions. Now I have reconciled Appian, Eutropius and Orosius with Polybius’ marines. Then the primary sources mention half the army returned to Italy, which leaves three legions or 15,000 men, which again reconciles with Polybius’ army numbers for the battle of Bagradas of 15,000 men and 500 cavalry. The 500 cavalry is rounded down and my research shows more allied than Roman, which could indicate of the three legions, one is Roman and two are allied, but this is conjecture. So what we now have is Appian, Eutropius and Orosius giving the size of the Roman army at the beginning of the campaign in Africa and Polybius those that remained behind.”

Therefore, it is published (admittedly electronically) and can now be tested.