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Grazzi for the help mi Amici:) --R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) 02:32, 23 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
As stated, the version of the article to which I have reverted conforms to the account in Southern & Dixon. Where specialist works differ from general ones, the specialist work can be considered to be more reliable. Southern & Dixon state (p9): There was no standard formula and no standardization of vexillation size. There are examples of legionary vexillations in, e.g. 69, which contradict the idea of a standard size of 1,000 men. Equally, a standard size of 500 cavalry is impossible to reconcile with the accepted idea that a legion included around 100 cavalry until the time of Gallienus, nor could an ala quingenaria produce a detachment of this size, so it would only possible for a full strength ala millenaria to do so. Such formations were apparently rare in early times. If, e.g. Goldsworthy or Webster, reliable works support the concept of "standard" vexillations, then please do add this back into the article, but also add the appropriate work to the references. Discussions of the 3rd century belong in that article and need not be repeated here, especially when they lack supporting evidence. Angus McLellan 15:48, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The Roman emperors had from the time of Augustus had at their disposal unit in Italy and in the city of Rome.
??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8109:9D80:5C68:20CF:3FAF:B4A1:9EB3 (talk) 19:27, 10 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]