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A legion was a military unit in the armed forces of the Roman Empire. A legion usually consisted of 5000 to 6000 men of heavy infantry, most often organized in ten cohort?s with the first cohort being larger that the others. A cohort would generally be subdivided into several (usually three) manipuli which in turn was split into two centuriae?. The employment and use of legions in the Empire is similar to the use of armies and army divisions today.

A legion was a military unit in the armed forces of the Roman Empire. A legion usually consisted of 5000 to 6000 men of heavy infantry, most often organized in ten cohort?s with the first cohort being larger that the others. A cohort would generally be subdivided into several (usually three) manipuli which in turn was split into two centuriae?. The employment and use of legions in the Empire is similar to the use of modern armies and army divisions. See Roman legion.