06-06-2019, 03:02 AM
Mark, here is the reference:
"Varro 5 35: A century was named originally from centum “one hundred iugera,” and later, when doubled, kept its name, just as the tribes, which got their name from the three parts into which the people were divided, still keep the same name though their number has been multiplied."
For the early republic, the primary sources are correct in having the cavalry organised into cohorts and centuries. The reason why there are cavalry cohorts, is because the cavalry cohort is not made up of cavalry squadrons. This gives the Roman cavalry a greater amount of flexibility above that of the squadron organisation.
"Varro 5 35: A century was named originally from centum “one hundred iugera,” and later, when doubled, kept its name, just as the tribes, which got their name from the three parts into which the people were divided, still keep the same name though their number has been multiplied."
For the early republic, the primary sources are correct in having the cavalry organised into cohorts and centuries. The reason why there are cavalry cohorts, is because the cavalry cohort is not made up of cavalry squadrons. This gives the Roman cavalry a greater amount of flexibility above that of the squadron organisation.
