What\'s the strength of Roman Army?

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THere is a lot to be said for Rome just being bigger, and having greater reserves to overcome her enemies.. By the early imperial period i think it is fair to suggest that in most cases it was superior to any enemies it came face to face with in a set piece. However, Rome was operating witihn security established earlier. the civilised world capable of facing her legions in battle was largely under her control.The Greek states didn't have the resources to defeat Rome, and couldn';t match the flexibility of her legions. Parthia ,as demonstrated by Carrhae, could inflict massive defeats on late Republican armies and hence in theory on early imperial ones. However, Rome wasn't in danger of losing territory to the Parthians.<br>
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THe legions flexibility shouldn't be underestimated, it did conquer the entire mediterranean basin, whilst still being able to carry out effective offensives against less structured barbarian armies.Numbers could play a huge issue, as demonstrate by 2PW, but the troops were capable of defeating any enemy they came up against when commande properly, and in many cases when generaled badly.<br>
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Sorry for the broard brush approach, but i think it has some value in a forum <p>It's not a bug, it's a feature</p><i></i>