WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Roman army was divided into legions, each comprising about 4, 800 infantry and 120 cavalry. A legion was subdivided into 10 cohorts, comprising 480 men apiece, and each cohort was subdivided into six centuries comprising 80 men apiece-not 100 as the name suggests.

Detailed explanation-2: -legion, a military organization, originally the largest permanent organization in the armies of ancient Rome. The term legion also denotes the military system by which imperial Rome conquered and ruled the ancient world.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the Roman Empire, legion referred to a division of the army that numbered between 3, 000 to 6, 000 soldiers. As a result, we use legion to refer to a large number of soldiers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Roman military units of the period were largely homogeneous and highly regulated. The army consisted of units of citizen infantry known as legions (Latin: legio) as well as non-legionary allied troops known as auxiliary. The latter were most commonly called upon to provide light infantry or cavalry support.

Detailed explanation-5: -Legio: (Legion) consisted of 10 cohorts, about 5, 000 men. Eques Legionis: Each legio had a cavarly unit of 120 attached to them.