Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20160629144635

'bellum liberos facit.'

- common Rin Legionary proverb

Now first before we do this lets get the basic numbers ready.:

the legions is split up into 18 cohorts of 2500 men each. so 45,000 men per legion. (Not counting auxilia and officers)

On top of that there are 5 cohorts of auxilia of 2000 men each (10,000)

And 5 cohorts of cavalry or engineers 1000 men each (5,000) so in total a legion numbers (Not counting officers): 60,000 men.

Line:

The most basic formation known to Rin, even the militia can do this formation! Anyways... The formation is well like a square almost. The first ranks put their shields down and the other ranks either fill in the gaps or stay where they are. The officers and standards go to the back of the formation.

Column:

Like line but for marching purposes. The men are put in Columns of 6 and 4 a breast with the officers and standards in the middle of the column.

Teustudo:

We all know this one....

Spear point:

The cohort forms into a triangle like shape or wedge.

Square formation:

The legionaries form a square around the commander and standards.

 