Numerus (Roman military unit)
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A numerus (lit. 'number', plural numeri) was a unit of the Roman army.[1]
In the
auxilia. Such units were of undetermined strength and their organisation and equipment probably varied according to the unit's ethnic origin. The term was also applied to quasi-permanent detachments of regular army units.[2]
In the Late Roman army (284-476), a numerus was a regular infantry unit of the limitanei, or border forces, believed to have been c. 300 strong.
See also
References
- ^ Phang, Sara (2016). Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome : The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia: H–Z, Roman Section.
- ^ Reuter, Marcus (1999). "Studien zu den numeri des römischen Heeres in der mittleren Kaiserzeit". In: Bericht der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission, vol. 80, pp. 357–569.
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