Another Alex Issue
Wow! Alex does twice what no one else has done once.:-)
Roman Army at the end of the Republic
The size of the Roman Army in 44 BC after Caesar's defeat of Pompey was
probably 37 legions (~150,000 [1]). At Actium in 31 BC Octavian had 24 legions
and Antony 19 (with another 4 on ships) for a total of roughly 190,000 at that battle
alone. There were certainly at least a few other legions holding down the borders
while this was going on. Unfortunately I don't have good sources handy for army
sizes under the Imperium, but the Republic is closer to the Lunar Empire in
population.
[1] The size of a legion nowhere reliably attested. A 'full' legion was probably
5000-6000, though legions were rarely at full strength. 4000 is a reasonable
average size.
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E-mail: "Dennis Hoover"<us001363_at_interramp.com>
Date: 03/01/95
Time: 20:42:23
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