Alesia!!!!!!!!! (1 Viewer)

[Sahara]

This is not meant to be a contradiction, but to add clarification. In my reading it seems the Romans not only counted the combatants in the "century" but also non-combatants. So, a century had 80 legionaries, centurion, cornicen, vexillifer (banner carrier), optio and then 16 non-combatants (generally 2 per 8 legionary section.) This equals 100. As stated above, this is the ideal size and usually varied greatly in the level below this based on the actions the century had endured.

This is a good point here but it is not known for certain if these "Non-combatants" were counted to boost the numbers to full legion strength or not. I have read several books that argue this both ways. In my personal opinion I agree with you bradley. I think the Lixae (followers or military servants) and calos (soldiers slaves) were counted to make the legion strength higher but its almost impossible to say what their numbers were in each legion since it was rare for a Legion to be at full strength. I have also read that these non-combatants would be allocated to the centuries as needed so a contubernia could possibly have more or less non combatants assigned to it. In addition i have read that these non-combatants have been utilized in battle for extreme circumstances. A good book that breaks down the non-combatant role is a a book called "The logistics of the Roman Army at War" by Jonathan Roth. Its a good read and I recommend it to anyone interested in how the Roman army functioned behind the scenes

 

[Sahara]

Will the Ides of March be the day? Just saying what better day could you have to release some of Caesars legions.

 

[spartan71]

Will the Ides of March be the day? Just saying what better day could you have to release some of Caesars legions.

It will be a great!!, once this gets released. What Magazine did this show up on. I think Its time to invest, And get a Subscription.

 

[Sahara]

It will be a great!!, once this gets released. What Magazine did this show up on. I think Its time to invest, And get a Subscription.

Here is a better picture of them and the magazine that had the update.

 

[spartan71]

Thanks for the info, just subscribed. :smile2:

 

[Escipion]

I am looking forward to seeing the new Alesia range. I also hope to see a Julius Caesar figure. {sm3}