08-25-2016, 06:09 PM
(08-25-2016, 02:12 PM)JaM Wrote: btw, not sure if it was already covered here somewhere, but what would be the usual formation depth for post-Marian Cohorts? Early Republican Maniples are usually with two centuries behind each other, yet with Cohort and 6 centuries there are multiple options i would guess. Gary Bruggeman suggested 8 rank deep formations for a century, and 3x2 centuries placement in cohort. Are there any other works out there worth checking?
A quick note, but prior and posterior is somewhat more likely to relate to the order in which the centurions were elected(/selected?) than their position in the line. Polybius is fairly clear, they fight side by side with each centurion leading his own "side". I think Taylor makes a point along those lines in his recent paper on democracy within the republican army.
To me, in a late republican "reformed" legion, there are more hints for a 6 century side by side deployment than for other types. Though I think Speidel has a paper that suggest otherwise based on centurial symbols.
You may also want to check Roman Infantry Tactics in the mid republic: a reassessment by Taylor. It focuses on the mid republic but there are references to later periods. https://www.academia.edu/1602947/Roman_I...assessment
And also https://www.academia.edu/22819197/Tactic...rsion_2.0_
Timothee.
