07-17-2007, 10:20 AM
Hi all,
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Unlike the earlier Republican or Imperial legions, I can't seem to get a proper grasp of exactly what the rank structure of the Late Roman legion was.
1) What was the rank and unit structure of the Late Roman Legions? I've very little, almost no, idea of how Late Legions operated. From the lowest Legionary to the commander of legions, none at all. Did it differentiate from Comitatus to Limitatensis legions? How were cavalry involved? How many troopers made up a cavalry vexellation? What was its ranking structure?
It appears to get rather vague with the breakup of infantry and cavalry into distinct units, separate from one another. Diocletian, and later Constantine's, reforms in the military added a swath of new ranks that I simply can't get a grasp of. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Scott.
Last thread
Unlike the earlier Republican or Imperial legions, I can't seem to get a proper grasp of exactly what the rank structure of the Late Roman legion was.
1) What was the rank and unit structure of the Late Roman Legions? I've very little, almost no, idea of how Late Legions operated. From the lowest Legionary to the commander of legions, none at all. Did it differentiate from Comitatus to Limitatensis legions? How were cavalry involved? How many troopers made up a cavalry vexellation? What was its ranking structure?
It appears to get rather vague with the breakup of infantry and cavalry into distinct units, separate from one another. Diocletian, and later Constantine's, reforms in the military added a swath of new ranks that I simply can't get a grasp of. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Scott.
"What else then, is all of history, but the praise of Rome?" - Petrarch
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A. Flavius (Scott)
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A. Flavius (Scott)
