Legionary Tactics (Maniple/Cohort)
Flexible and disciplined military doctrines using smaller, independent tactical units (maniples or cohorts) within a larger legion.
Core metadata
- ID: legionary_tactics_maniple_cohort
- Era: Classical
- First known date: -150 (century)
- Region: Roman Republic
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Iron Working (iron_working)
- Logistics & Supply Lines (logistics_supply_lines)
- Organized Military Formations (organized_military_formations)
- Roads (roads)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Polybius, Histories, Book 6 (University of Chicago LacusCurtius / Loeb translation, 1922, textbook) • Supports: node
Locator: Polybius Book 6 divides legionaries into velites, hastati, principes, and triarii and describes manipular organization in the Roman military system.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 4
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- expert_inference: 4
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organized Military Formations (organized_military_formations) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Organized Military Formations provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Iron Working (iron_working) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Iron Working provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Logistics & Supply Lines (logistics_supply_lines) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Logistics & Supply Lines provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Roads (roads) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Roads provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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