10-13-2011, 07:10 PM
Just to mention, but it'd probably be really rare to have legion to have it's nominal strength. Trend in sources seems to show sometimes even quite substantial understrength, e.g. in Pharsalus where Caesar had to amalgamate 2 legions on left flank (IX and VII (or was it VIII?)).
And quite extreme example was the legion Caesar took with him to Alexandria.
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And quite extreme example was the legion Caesar took with him to Alexandria.
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(Mika S.)
"Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris? Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior." - Catullus -
"Nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit."
"Audendo magnus tegitur timor." -Lucanus-
"Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris? Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior." - Catullus -
"Nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit."
"Audendo magnus tegitur timor." -Lucanus-
