03-26-2014, 11:42 PM
Nathan wrote:
Big. 6000 men or so - Vegetius's 'ancient legion', in other words.
Ok, now I understand where you are coming from. Some on this list don’t believe in the Vegetius 6000 man legion so I wasn’t sure if you were in that school of thought.
Nathan wrote:
By the tetrarchy these big legions will have been whittled down significantly, but those in outlying places like Egypt they may have preserved their old structure longer.
That is a possibility considering the short time some of the emperors reigned for.
Michael wrote:
Adapting the Loeb translation to include these gives: “Alcides himself commands the Herulean and the king of the gods leads the Jovian cohort . . . The Nevian follows and the Felix well deserving its name and the legion named after Augustus and that well named Unconquered and the brave Lions as their shields witness.”
Inserting the “and” gives the impression of three legions being present (Augustus, Unconquered, and Lions).
Big. 6000 men or so - Vegetius's 'ancient legion', in other words.
Ok, now I understand where you are coming from. Some on this list don’t believe in the Vegetius 6000 man legion so I wasn’t sure if you were in that school of thought.
Nathan wrote:
By the tetrarchy these big legions will have been whittled down significantly, but those in outlying places like Egypt they may have preserved their old structure longer.
That is a possibility considering the short time some of the emperors reigned for.
Michael wrote:
Adapting the Loeb translation to include these gives: “Alcides himself commands the Herulean and the king of the gods leads the Jovian cohort . . . The Nevian follows and the Felix well deserving its name and the legion named after Augustus and that well named Unconquered and the brave Lions as their shields witness.”
Inserting the “and” gives the impression of three legions being present (Augustus, Unconquered, and Lions).
