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The Roman Republic and the Roman Empire grouped their soldiers into organized military units. This military unit was called a?
legion.
How do you become a legion?
Become a legion? A legion was a section of a Roman army. A legion is about 6 thousand soldiers.
What in Rome is a group of about 6000 soldiers called?
A Roman legion (army corps) had 5,320 infantrymen and 120 cavalrymen. In addition there were support men, such as catering men, supply men, engineers and the like. This was an ideal number. The actual numbers varied according to the requirements of a given military campaign. Sometimes the legions were undermanned
Who commanded the roman legion?
Since they were Roman legions, they would have been made up of Roman soldiers. However, the auxillaries were generally foreign troops who became Roman citizens after they had served their enlistment time.
Was the Theban Legion a group of 500 Roman Soldiers who were killed because of their loyalty to Christ?
false.
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