The problem of the strength of Roman military sub-units of different types in the 4th century (Part 1)
The problem of the strength of different sub-units in the Late Roman army is difficult to solve for the lack of exact data. In addition, there are extreme contradictions in military terms inherent in the sources of that time. Thus, in such situation it is unlikely that one can say with confidence what the strength of legions, auxilia, cohorts, als or turms in the 4th century was. Analysis of the brief data of both the sources and the opinions of the different historians allows the author to draw only tentative conclusions.