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Roman military structure - Definition and Overview |
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The Roman military had a very large and well organized structure.
Roman military formations
| Name
| No. of personnel
| No. of subordinate units
| Modern day equivalent
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| Legion | ~5000 + cavalry | 10 Cohort | Brigade
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| Cohort | 480 (1st Cohort 800) | 6 Centurias (1st Cohort 5) | Battalion
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| Centurias | 80 (1st Cohort 160) | 10 contruberium | 2 platoons
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| Contruberium | 8 | n/a | Squad
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