How many soldiers made up a Roman legion?

Answer by  patti (29325)

A legion was comprised of 3000-6000 men. Generally, a legion included about 4200 foot soldiers along with 300-400 "equites," men on horseback. Often, additional troops (auxiliaries), comprised of men who were not Romans, were added to provide additional troops, skirmishers and calvary to complement the heavy artillery. Roman legions are today used as the prime ancient model for military efficiency.

Answer by  dnc (146)

The Republican era Legion contained 4,200 men at optimum strength. The Imperial Roman legion officially contained 6,000 men divided into 10 cohorts. However, they were typically kept at less than that number. The four main groups of the Roman legion were the Contubernium, the Centuria, the Cohorts and finally the Legio.