Cohort Organisation
When every man knows his place and his duties, all are strengthened.General Gaius Marius introduced radical reforms which changed how the Roman army was recruited and structured, and therefore how it fought in battle. The Legion’s manipular organisation was scrapped with the 'cohort' becoming the basic unit. A Legion consisted of ten cohorts of 480 men each rather than 30 maniples; each cohort was divided into six centuries of 80 men. This was later raised to a nominal strength of 600, with each century having 100 men; casualties meant that this was rarely the case in practice. Marius also reformed the weaponry and fighting methods of the Roman army. Every man was equipped identically, with the spears of the triarii disposed of, to be replaced by shield, pilum-style javelins and the gladius.
Node Set Management Tier 5 |
research_points 1600 |
cost_per_round 0 |
Effects
- +7% replenishment rate for all armies and fleets
- -5% agent recruitment costs (all provinces)
- -4% recruitment costs for all army units (all provinces)
- -4% upkeep costs for all armies
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Requires Technologies | Remuneration Reforms |
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Enables Technologies | Professional Soldiery |
Enables Units Recuitment |
Assault Quadrireme - Legionaries Tower Hexareme - Veteran Legionaries Veteran Legionaries |
Enables Units Upgrade |
Hastati
Cost 150 Upgrade To
Legionaries Assault Bireme - Hastati Cost 150 Upgrade To Assault Bireme - Legionaries Fire Pot Bireme - Hastati Cost 150 Upgrade To Fire Pot Bireme - Legionaries Principes Cost 150 Upgrade To Legionaries Assault Quadrireme - Principes Cost 150 Upgrade To Assault Quadrireme - Legionaries Rorarii Cost 150 Upgrade To Vigiles Triarii Cost 150 Upgrade To Veteran Legionaries Assault Hexareme - Triarii Cost 150 Upgrade To Assault Hexareme - Veteran Legionaries Tower Hexareme - Triarii Cost 150 Upgrade To Tower Hexareme - Veteran Legionaries |
Enables Buildings |
Cohort Barracks |
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