08-04-2013, 09:16 PM
Is this explanation, taking into account the ambiguities, accurate, then?
"The Roman centuria, or century, numbered between 80-100 men. In the earlier Empire a legion included 600 men and consisted of 6 cohorts, each numbering 500. There is evidence that, in the 4th century, legions grew as small as 1200 soldiers and consisted of 2 cohorts, or organized themselves into smaller units"
"The Roman centuria, or century, numbered between 80-100 men. In the earlier Empire a legion included 600 men and consisted of 6 cohorts, each numbering 500. There is evidence that, in the 4th century, legions grew as small as 1200 soldiers and consisted of 2 cohorts, or organized themselves into smaller units"