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The Roman Empire usually maintained 30-33 legions, at a total cost of 291 - 320 million sesterces. Also, they had a navy, with a personnel strength of 50,000 - 60,000 men, adding a cost of perhaps 50-60 million sesterces. So total personnel costs would be ca. 350 million sesterces.
The Probable Actual Size of a Legion on Campaign The above figures of 5240 men even were an ideal that were very seldom realized in an actual Roman legion, especially one participating in a conflict of any size. Even in times of war, batches of recruits were added to a legion only every couple years, and in times of relative peace it could take ...
It's hard to get an accurate figure because the shape and size of a Roman cohort changed with the emperor and situation, let alone the legion size, and then there is the case of, if any vexilations were dislocated from their parent legion for specific tasks, etc etc.. I personally think 90,000 in one province size area is enough as it is.
Roman Legionary Ranks. The following list indicates ranks from highest command to lowest common soldier: Senior Officers of the Roman Legion. Legatus Legionis: The overall Legionary commander. This post was generally appointed by the emperor, was a former Tribune and held command for 3 or 4 years, although could serve for a much longer period ...
May 7, 2010. #1. Theoretically speaking, anyone between the ages of 16 and 50 was considered of military age in Rome, in both Republican and Imperial days. By the time of Augustus, however, the average age of recruits into the legions was c. 18-20. From Augustus onwards, service in the Roman military was effectively for life, even if you survived.
A 1st century Roman legion against an equally-sized army of Immortals from a Persian empire at the height of its power Who wins?
the last battle by something which could be called a legion was when king Clovis made a move on it. after winning the battle of Soissons in 486 , the domain was absorbed into the growing Frankish kingdom. Rather vague information from Gildas mention a battle between the invading Saxons and some Romano-British force.
Interesting opinions by Richard A. Gabriel. Gabriel discounts Polybius' 102,000 men due to logistical constraints estimating Hannibal's army at "40,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry, a much more manageable size in terms of logistics and speed of march." He gets to this rough assessment by taking Hannibal's 221 BCE numbers of 60,000 infantry and ...
The unstoppable Roman Legion as everyone thinks of it, dressed in that superb armor marching around the known world utilizing facesmashing tactics, pretty much died during the Crisis of the Third Century, that period 235-284.
Apr 30, 2016. #4. Dentatus said: So the distribution of land to veterans mostly took place in the first century BC (say 100BC - 30BC) and was a function of the economic and political problems of that era. Distribution of land to veterans required a law be passed by the assembly.