22:34 Aug 2, 2003 |
Latin to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Military / Defense / Military | |||||||
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3 +2 | Primus Pilus |
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4 +1 | chiliarch/tribune of the soldiers |
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3 | General |
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3 | thousandman |
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1 | thousand-leader |
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Primus Pilus Explanation: It was no such military unit as 1000 men, then it was no need to name for commander of this kind of unit. The best approximation of 1000 soldiers was 1st cohort of legion, which was double strenght than ordinary cohort, and have had 960 men (century had 80 men). Its commander was named Primus Pilus. More about legion structure and commaners you can find here: Reference: http://www.geocities.com/legioxf/Legstruc.htm |
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