06-01-2010, 01:04 PM
Actually 300 was the maximum a cavalry unit of the Equites or Cuneus type could have. And aparently, an Ala of cavalry wasn't just restricted to 100 men, but could go up to 500. The same as a scholae palatiane unit. (sp?) Forty troops of all the scholae became the emperor's bodyguard. However, I suppose the same system would work for a commander, such as the Dux or Comes Britannium.
Nicholas