11-01-2016, 03:00 AM
Is there evidence to disprove the arithmoi/numeri could be another term for vexillation?
Ammianus (31 11 2) has Valens send a number of numeri each of 300 men from each legion to meet the Goths at Adrianople. The inscription of Hadrian’s address to the legionary base at Lambaesis mentions that five men from each century were sent to the third legion (III Cyrenaica). Could this also apply to what Ammianus is describing?
Ammianus (31 11 2) has Valens send a number of numeri each of 300 men from each legion to meet the Goths at Adrianople. The inscription of Hadrian’s address to the legionary base at Lambaesis mentions that five men from each century were sent to the third legion (III Cyrenaica). Could this also apply to what Ammianus is describing?