The Roman legion , the largest military unit of the Roman army, was composed of Roman citizens serving as legionaries. During the Roman Republic the manipular legion comprised 4,200 infantry and 300 cavalry. After the 展开

The size of a typical legion varied throughout the history of ancient Rome, with complements ranging from 4,200 legionaries and 300 equites (drawn from the wealthier classes – in … 展开

Many of the legions founded before 40 BC were still active until at least the fifth century, notably Legio V Macedonica, which was founded by 展开

Roman Kingdom (c. 752 to 509 BC)
In the period before the raising of the legio and the early years of the Roman Kingdom and the Roman Republic, forces are described as being … 展开

For most of the Roman Imperial period, the legions formed the Roman army's elite heavy infantry, recruited exclusively from Roman citizens, while the remainder of the army consisted of 展开

Almost nothing is known about the legion of the Roman Kingdom period that could have included 1000 men from each of the three original 展开

Aside from the rank and file legionary (who received the base wage of 10 assēs a day or 225 denarii a year), the following list describes the system … 展开