Roman legion

A Roman legion (frae Laitin legio "militar levy, conscription", frae legere "tae choose") for ordinar indicates the basic auncient Roman airmy unit recruitit specifically frae Roman citizens. The organisation o legions chynged ower time but thay war typically componed o up tae 5,400 sodgers, oreeginally dealt intae 10 maniples an later intae cohorts, ilka ane wi 480 sodgers. Maniples or cohorts war dealt intae 6 centuries, wi 80 men in ilka ane.