01-29-2013, 03:18 AM
Quote:In 423 BC Livy describes a decurion leading a cavalry cohort into battle. With an infantry cohort made up of six centuries and with five cavalry allocated to each century, a cavalry cohort equates to 30 men. Now because there are 10 cohorts to a legion, there can be 10 cohorts of cavalry each at 30 men etc. etc. etc.This all very interesting, I'm sure -- but the topic of the thread was the imperial legionary cohort, and why there appears to be no commander. Do you have anything relevant to contribute?
Quote:Mr Campbell wrote: Out of hundreds of known centurial careers from the period of the Principate, not a single man ever claims to have commanded his cohort, but only his century.Well that is because centurions command centuries!I meant, do you have anything constructive to contribute?