Victrix Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Centuries were grouped in pairs called manipulus, so 3 manipulus to a cohort. So was is it 6 signifers per cohort or only 3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 In the imperial legion (regardless of whether or not they used the Manipulus or strict cohort system), 1 century = 1 centurion = 1 signifer. The Manipulus was really a short lived system that seems to have been a transitional carry over from the Republican Legion to the strict Imperial cohort concept. It was completely out of favor by the mid 1st century AD. Essentially, regardless of any formation or divisional structure, the rule can be used... 1 century = 1 centurion = 1 signifer. In the manipulus system the 2 centuries used a senior/junior system in which the two signifers would have slightly different adornment, both in cosutme and in the actual signum itself (ie a Hand vs. a Spear Point) but there were still 2 signifers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victrix Posted April 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 So during the 2nd century AD, was it the hand or the spear signum that was carried? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 The hand was the prominent signum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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