De Bello Gallico, Commentariorum IV-VMacmillan, 1886 - 110 pages |
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Page xx
... till the time of Marius , about 100 B.C. Even before that date some considerable changes 35 had been made . The manipuli had been massed into larger bodies , called cohortes , each cohort containing XX THE ROMAN ARMY .
... till the time of Marius , about 100 B.C. Even before that date some considerable changes 35 had been made . The manipuli had been massed into larger bodies , called cohortes , each cohort containing XX THE ROMAN ARMY .
Page xxi
... cohort displaced the maniple as the basis of the military 20 formation . As a result of the Social War ( 91-89 B.C. ) the Socii Italici became Roman citizens , and from that date the distinction between legiones and Socii was dropped ...
... cohort displaced the maniple as the basis of the military 20 formation . As a result of the Social War ( 91-89 B.C. ) the Socii Italici became Roman citizens , and from that date the distinction between legiones and Socii was dropped ...
Page xxii
... cohorts were commonly drawn up in a triple formation . Of the ten cohorts four formed the first line , three the second , and 20 three the third . A space equal to the length of the front of a cohort separated the cohorts of each of the ...
... cohorts were commonly drawn up in a triple formation . Of the ten cohorts four formed the first line , three the second , and 20 three the third . A space equal to the length of the front of a cohort separated the cohorts of each of the ...
Page xxiii
... cohorts of the first line formed the first column ; the 5th , 6th , 7th , the second column ; and the 8th , 9th , 10th , the third column . In case of attack , each column had only to deploy right and left in order to present the 20 ...
... cohorts of the first line formed the first column ; the 5th , 6th , 7th , the second column ; and the 8th , 9th , 10th , the third column . In case of attack , each column had only to deploy right and left in order to present the 20 ...
Page xxv
... cohort formation when the division into Hastati , Principes , and Triarii had practically disappeared . Each of the three lines of the legion had , according to p . xx , 10 maniples and 20 centuries , also 20 cen- 13 turions , i.e. 10 ...
... cohort formation when the division into Hastati , Principes , and Triarii had practically disappeared . Each of the three lines of the legion had , according to p . xx , 10 maniples and 20 centuries , also 20 cen- 13 turions , i.e. 10 ...
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