At its largest, there might have been around half a million soldiers in the Roman army! To keep such a large number of men in order, it was divided up into groups called ‘legions’. Each legion had between 4,000 and 6,000 soldiers. read more
Roman soldiers were not allowed, they were ordered and were expected to obey the orders they were given. If the order was given to retreat, so be it. Roman soldiers as a rule did not retreat from the battlefield because they didn’t have to and because they usually didn’t want to. read more