 | Greek antiquities - 1842 - 1160 pagine
...manipuli [MANIPULI], and of the distinctions of hastati, principcs, and triarii. Each legion was then divided into ten cohorts,* each cohort into three maniples, and each maniple into two centuries, so that there were thirty maniples and sixty centuries in a legion. (In legione mat ctnlurvit Kmginla,... | |
 | Charles Wellbeloved - 1842 - 268 pagine
...fought in scattered parties in front, or wherever they were required. In each legion the infantry were divided into ten cohorts; each cohort into three maniples; and each maniple into two centuries. The cavalry was divided into ten turmee, of thirty men each ; and each turma was divided into three... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1842 - 476 pagine
...completed, and the military oath administered, the troops were formed into legions.5 Each leuioi: wasdivided into ten cohorts, each cohort into three maniples, and each maniple into two centuries.6 So that there were thirty maniples, and sixty centuries in a^legion ;7 and if there had... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1843 - 324 pagine
...gloriœ : The glory of pardoning a man whom he supposed an enemy to him. 37. Centuria. ...prœfectus, etc. : The Roman army was formed into legions ; each...joined to each legion. These were divided into ten türmte, or troops, and each turma into three decuriœ, or bodies of ten men. The centuriones were... | |
 | William Smith, Charles Anthon - 1843 - 1142 pagine
...( Vid. MANIPULI), and of the distinctions of hastati, principes, and triarii. Each legion was then divided into ten cohorts, each cohort into three maniples, and each maniple into two centuries, so that there were thirty maniples and sixty centuries in a legion.* (Cohort or chart, the Greek ^dpror,... | |
 | George Bradley - 1843 - 100 pagine
...called velites ; the number when a legion was 4200 strong, 1200 men. In each legion the infantry were divided into ten cohorts, each cohort into three maniples, and each maniple into two centuries ; these were divided into ten turma of 30 men each, and each turma had three decuriones. The legion... | |
 | Sallust - 1845 - 408 pagine
...time of Polybius it was 4200. The subject is well discussed by Lipsius, De Militia Romana, dial. 4. Each legion was divided into ten cohorts, each cohort...three maniples, and each maniple into two centuries. So that there were thirty maniples and sisty centuries in a legion, and if there always had been 100... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro, Virgil - 1845 - 364 pagine
...tempore = eu/caípws. 462. Cnrrifu.it sese = iapyvro. Сотр. JEn. VI. 472. 463. Maniplis The Roman legion was divided into ten cohorts, each cohort into...three maniples, and each maniple into two centuries. Manipulus was so called, because a handful (manipulus) of hay, fixed on a pole, formed an ensign for... | |
 | Julius Caesar - 1846 - 538 pagine
...cohort contained, of course, 600 ; but, generally speaking, the number was below this. Each legion then was divided into ten cohorts, each cohort into three maniples, and each maniple into two centuries. — Cohors Pretoria, Vtd PRETORIA. CONSUL, the official title of the two chief magistrates of the Roman... | |
 | Julius Caesar - 1848 - 426 pagine
...number of troops as it could muster. — Omnino, " only." 1 8. Lcgio. In the time« of the Republic, each legion was divided into ten cohorts; each cohort...three maniples; and each maniple into two centuries. So tbat there were thirty maniples and sixty centuries in a legion ; and i/ there had always been one... | |
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Each legion was divided into ten cohorts, each cohort into three maniples, and each maniple into two centuries. 
