- A
turma (from Latin 'swarm, squadron';
plural turmae; Gr****: τούρμα) was a
cavalry unit in the
Roman army of the
Republic and Empire. In the Byzantine...
- of citizen-levies had a
cavalry complement of 300 horse,
divided into 10
turmae (squadrons) of 30 men each. Each
turma was led by
three decurions, who were...
- any
given time in the capital. A
small number of
detached cavalry units (
turmae) of 30 men each were also organized.
While they
patrolled incon****uously...
- of "ala", with the ala
supplying thirty turmae of
cavalry per legion,
whereas the
Roman provided only ten
turmae.
Hence ala and
alarii denoted the contingent...
- 3286 =
Dessau 308 = IDRE 2, 365:
decemvir stlitibus iudicandis/
sevir turmae equitum Romanorum/
praefectus Urbi
feriarum Latinarum/
tribunus militum...
- 200), the
legion only had
around 300 hor****,
divided into ten
units (
turmae) of 30 men.
These men were
commanded by decurions. In
addition to heavy...
-
centuriae of
about 80 men each (total
about 480 men). Alae were
divided into
turmae (squadrons) of 30 (or 32) men, each
under a
decurio (literally: 'leader...
- Hostilia, to
house the
enlarged Roman senate. He also
recruited ten new
turmae of
equites from
amongst the Albans, and new legions. The
Alban immigrants...
-
legion in the pre-Marian
armies consisted of 60
manipuli of
infantry and 10
turmae of cavalry. By 250 BC,
there would be four Legions, two
commanded by each...
- milliaria. The
nominal strength of the ala was 720 men,
consisting of 24
turmae each with 30 hor****. The Ala was
stationed in the
provinces of Germania...
