1. The main part of the army is called the legion. The legion was made of 5000 men under the command of the legate.The legion was divided into ten cohorts.

Key words:
-Legion
-Legate
-Cohort
-Century
-Centurion

2. Each cohort was made up of 6 centuries.

3. A century consisted of 80-100 men under the command of a centurion. The centurion had a high status in the roman army as he was responsible for training the soldiers in his century. Most centurions were often very cruel.

How was the Roman army organised?

The Via Sacra (Sacred way) runs through The Forum (market) in Rome. Following every victory in battle the Romany army would march down the Via Sacra.

The Via Sacra