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- Legio: (Legion)
- The Legion consisted of 10 Cohorts.
- The 10 Cohorts had 4,800 men, (excluding officers)
- Plus one Cavalry Unit of 120 men.
- It was commanded by a Legatus Legionis or a Legatus Augusti pro praetor.
Legionary Structure
- Legio: (Legion)
- 10 Cohorts of 4,800 men, (excluding officers) plus one Cavalry Unit of 120 men. Commanded by a Legatus Legionis or a Legatus Augusti pro praetor.
- Cohors: (Cohort)
- 6 Centuries of 480 men (excluding officers) commanded by a senior Centurion.
- Centuria: (Century)
- 10 Contubernium of 80-100 men commanded by the Centurion.
- Contubernium: (Tent group)
- 8 men commanded by the Decanus.
- Vexillatio: Varied from 80 to 1,000 men.
- This was a temporary unit, but consisting of a formally constituted Force, taken from the Legion.
- it was commanded either by a military Tribune or a senior Centurion.