11-01-2016, 10:57 AM
By the 5th century, having looked at the primary sources, it seems the Numerus consistently refers to a unit of about 600 men, most likely 640 men + officers and standard bearers at paper strength. The Numerus/Arithmos was a new-style regiment created in the 4th century and stopped being a term referring to irregularly sized units around that time. The first Numeri were the Auxilia Palatina regiments, all created or reorganized in the Early 4th - Early 5th century, and later spread into the Limitanei.
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