What was the main cause of the Fall of the Roman Republic?

What was a legion composed of?

  • A legionary was a soldier in a legion
  • A contubernium was made up of 8 legionaries sharing a tent or a room in the barracks
  • TEN contuberniums made up a century which was a basic fighting unit. Centuries were commanded by centurions
  • SIX centuries made up a cohort
  • TEN cohorts made up a legion!
IN SOME LEGIONS THERE WERE AUXILIARIES - EXTRA SOLDIERS.
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Remember that obviously there wasn't EXACTLY this many people in each legion - there were lots of commanding officers and auxiliaries.