11-05-2016, 01:38 AM
Evan wrote:
300 men is clearly a rounded figure.
It would depend on the sub organisation. If it was composed of five centuries each of 60 men, then it is not a rounded number. If people on this forum continue to ignore the concept that the Roman army still functioned on cohorts, maniples and centuries, then you will continue to be bricked in.
I forgot to mention that in the example of Zosimus and Sozemen relating to the force of about 4,000 men or 40,000 men, Zosimus has six tagmata amounting to 4 myriads. So 6 units to 4 units produces the ratio 3:2. That is another mathematical key to understanding why Zosimus ends up with 40,000 men.
300 men is clearly a rounded figure.
It would depend on the sub organisation. If it was composed of five centuries each of 60 men, then it is not a rounded number. If people on this forum continue to ignore the concept that the Roman army still functioned on cohorts, maniples and centuries, then you will continue to be bricked in.
I forgot to mention that in the example of Zosimus and Sozemen relating to the force of about 4,000 men or 40,000 men, Zosimus has six tagmata amounting to 4 myriads. So 6 units to 4 units produces the ratio 3:2. That is another mathematical key to understanding why Zosimus ends up with 40,000 men.
