CLST 101 Lecture Notes - Tribune, Legatus, Principes
22 Jun 2013
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Legions made of 4000 to 5000 infantrymen and 300 cavalrymen each. The allies supplied legions made of 4000 to 5000 infantrymen and 900 cavalry each. Each legion was divided into 60 centuries. The officer of a legion was a legatus. There were 6 military tribunes assigned to each legion. The chief of a centuria was the centurion: started off in a lower rank of the army, but was promoted when he showed great talent and ability. The consuls were the commander of chiefs of all legions. The trarii, at the rear of the army were recruited from the oldest, most experienced soldiers: there was only 60 men in each trarii maniple. The principes formed from men in their 20s and 30s considered to be in the prime of life. There were at the front, and they faced the enemy first.
