08-17-2003, 12:26 AM
Dag Sander,<br>
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I wouldn't exactly say that the Notitia does not give any information about strength. For instance it does mention 4 alae milliariae while the rest were alae quingenariae. There are also 4 cohortes and 1 auxilium that gets the name milliariae.<br>
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It is true that there are no real sources that tell us how big the different units were. However, there does seem to be some consensus between scholars that legions (or perhaps other units) were between 1000 and 1200, or at least between 800 and 1500.<br>
I would also like to add Procopius to the names you mentionned.<br>
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So, indeed there is no direct evidence to the size of the units, but nevertheless I'm sure you have a temporary opinion about the actual strength of the Roman Army in the 4th century and at the time of the final version of the Notitia.<br>
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I wouldn't exactly say that the Notitia does not give any information about strength. For instance it does mention 4 alae milliariae while the rest were alae quingenariae. There are also 4 cohortes and 1 auxilium that gets the name milliariae.<br>
<br>
It is true that there are no real sources that tell us how big the different units were. However, there does seem to be some consensus between scholars that legions (or perhaps other units) were between 1000 and 1200, or at least between 800 and 1500.<br>
I would also like to add Procopius to the names you mentionned.<br>
<br>
So, indeed there is no direct evidence to the size of the units, but nevertheless I'm sure you have a temporary opinion about the actual strength of the Roman Army in the 4th century and at the time of the final version of the Notitia.<br>
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