WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A legion was nominally composed of 6, 000 soldiers, and each legion was divided up into 10 cohorts, with each cohort containing 6 centuria. The centurion thus nominally commanded about 100 men, and there were 60 centurions in a legion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Its basic unit was the century, which comprised eighty men, divided into ten sections (contubernia) of eight, who shared either a barrack room or tent. Six centuries of eighty men formed a cohort, and ten cohorts made up a legion.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Roman army comprised many groups of soldiers and each group was known as a legion. A legion had over 5000 soldiers. Every legion had its individual name, badge, number, and fortress.