10-12-2011, 06:58 AM
Macedon,
I referenced a quote earlier a few times from Caesar's commentaries about how the 8th and 9th Legion had formed up close together at Pharsalus, close enough to support each other. What is your take on that? Do you think there were gaps/intervals separating legions during the cohort legions? What about the Primus Pilus Centurion of the 1st Cohort of each legion? How would have he fought off multiple men at once? How did four cohorts from each legion get relieved by three in the second line when the third line of cohorts wasn't committed until the route of Pompeius Magnus' army?
Why put gaps in the army when deploying when it wouldn't matter if they lose order because you can always redress the lines once they stop to prepare for the charge?
I referenced a quote earlier a few times from Caesar's commentaries about how the 8th and 9th Legion had formed up close together at Pharsalus, close enough to support each other. What is your take on that? Do you think there were gaps/intervals separating legions during the cohort legions? What about the Primus Pilus Centurion of the 1st Cohort of each legion? How would have he fought off multiple men at once? How did four cohorts from each legion get relieved by three in the second line when the third line of cohorts wasn't committed until the route of Pompeius Magnus' army?
Why put gaps in the army when deploying when it wouldn't matter if they lose order because you can always redress the lines once they stop to prepare for the charge?
