Turmae: Troop or Squadron

[mcbishop]

"The horsemen of the ala milliaria rode around around the wings of the infantry, nearly colliding with the ala dextra. Luckily, the lead turmae reigned in, turned and veering off further away, following the path of the Roman Ala quingenaria already in pursuit of the Gallic ala"

A good copy-editor would pick up nonsense like that immediately and mark it for revision. Consistency with sense is the name of the game. There is no need to descend into anachronistic squadrons, troops, or regiments (which is not to say they don't have their place; they are just not necessary to make sense out of nonsense).

Mike Bishop