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Roman military structure

The Roman military had a very large and well organized structure.

Roman military formations
Name No. of personnel No. of subordinate units Modern day equivalent
Legion~5000 + cavalry10 CohortBrigade
Cohort480 (1st Cohort 800)6 Centurias (1st Cohort 5)Battalion
Centurias 80 (1st Cohort 160)10 contruberium2 platoons
Contruberium 8n/aSquad

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