The Roman Army of Diocletian

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Renatus wrote:
If four zodiacs have passed, allowing you to speak of a 6000-man legion, rather than one of 4800 men, should the number of tribes not have increased, thus giving a differently-sized legion?

The answer is the size of the tribe increases but the number of tribes remains at 35 tribes. The structure of the tribes is based on the Servian constitution, so it is almost like adding the what we know of the Servian constitution.

Renatus wrote:
Do we know that the Romans actually did increase the number of tribes and, if so, when and by how many?

If you mean did the tribes exceed 35 tribes, mathematically the whole system is based on 35 tribes. The completion of the 35 tribes was conducted in 241 BC, and slightly ahead of schedule. I think it’s Appian who mentions adding 10 more tribes but I can’t get the maths to work with 45 tribes and going beyond 35 tribes breaks the principle of harmonic 35, which equates to a body cannot be more stronger than it is, and also the 6:8:9:10 tetrachord amounts to 35.

I’m trying to write this while about 15 kookaburras (an Australian bird) are screeching their heads off outside my window. It’s deafening.