06-02-2010, 10:32 AM
Quote: Actually 300 was the maximum a cavalry unit of the Equites or Cuneus type could have. And aparently, an Ala of cavalry wasn't just restricted to 100 men, but could go up to 500. The same as a scholae palatiane unit. (sp?) Forty troops of all the scholae became the emperor's bodyguard. However, I suppose the same system would work for a commander, such as the Dux or Comes Britannium.Roman units were never restricted to a certain size. We can say that 'usually', a cohort was 500 men, or a 1000, but we find so many different figures that the conclusion must be that there was no strict rule for unit size.
Late Roman alae, cunei equitum and equites numbered between 200 and 200.
For a discussion of Late Roman army unit sizes, read this article.
Quote:scholae palatiane
scholae palatinae
Quote:Comes Britanniumcomes Britanniarum
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Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
