08-04-2013, 09:26 PM
Thank you for all your scholarly input. Would this phrase, then, be accurate, taking into account the ambiguities?
"The Roman centuria, or century, numbered between eighty and one hundred men. In the earlier Empire a legion numbered six thousand men and consisted of cohorts, each numbering five hundred. There is evidence that, in the fourth century, legions grew as small as twelve hundred soldiers and consisted of two cohorts, or organized themselves into smaller units."
Also, at which point or under which Emperor were legions established as consisting of 6000 men?
"The Roman centuria, or century, numbered between eighty and one hundred men. In the earlier Empire a legion numbered six thousand men and consisted of cohorts, each numbering five hundred. There is evidence that, in the fourth century, legions grew as small as twelve hundred soldiers and consisted of two cohorts, or organized themselves into smaller units."
Also, at which point or under which Emperor were legions established as consisting of 6000 men?
