Garlean Military and Armament

[finiteHP]

While we haven't been formally introduced to them, there are members of the other Legions present out in the other Castrums in the world. XIVDB has the 1st - 5th Cohorts listed, as well as the 7th and 8th. I would assume each Cohort is a smaller section of each respective Legion.

Roman legions were made up of 10 cohorts named first to tenth cohort. Garlean cohorts would most likely be the same (except possibly the number per legion), so those are 1st-8th cohorts of the XIVth legion.

[Wadoka]

Roman legions were made up of 10 cohorts named first to tenth cohort. Garlean cohorts would most likely be the same (except possibly the number per legion), so those are 1st-8th cohorts of the XIVth legion.

Yes, but as we're about to go all military-history badass on ourselves, you'd say that was the IDEAL Legion. As you know, realities, funds, troop availability, commander's preferences all acted to see that the ideal 10-cohort legion was a very rare Eagle, just like a Centurion rarely commanded *just* 100 troopers

I still wonder why the Garlean field troops are named after Gladiator types... it may mean nothing, I know, but there IS a big philosophical difference in a battle-ready legionnaire with gladius, pilum, and verutum; and fighters trained to die gloriously for entertainment in an arena.

[gornotck]

That implies that Garlemand trained them in any way, and didn't just deal with insurrection by taking all the willing and able fighters and throwing them into the Armies to keep them under watchful eye. They could promote certain, actually capable and suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, members of the subjugated in order to KEEP them down by giving them false hope of becoming part of the greater nation. Hope is morale, morale keeps people from rebelling, rebellion is put down by burning everything and everyone down to unborn children, then salting the earth and poisoning the wells.

[Orophin]

Roman legions were made up of 10 cohorts named first to tenth cohort. Garlean cohorts would most likely be the same (except possibly the number per legion), so those are 1st-8th cohorts of the XIVth legion.

Thanks for the education, apparently I should have done some more research.

[finiteHP]

As has been said we only know about the VII and XIV legions in any amount of detail, so we don't know if there are any legions that are purely Garlean. If there are any, it would be the I (the emperor's legion) is the most likely and I wouldn't be surprised if even it has conquered peoples in it.

[Wadoka]

The naming of the units could be an interesting point of discussion. Two of the unit descriptions that I remember, are descriptions of types/styles of Roman Gladiator. Not Legionnaires. Hoplomachus and Secutor...

Morituri te salutamus?

[gornotck]

It's true. The unit members are named after gladiator types, based on their weapon.

Eques - lance.
Laquearius - axe.
Hoplomachus - sword
Signifier - staff (THM)
Secutor - fist weapons

[Magis]

It sucks how little SE went over the commander's backstories. Hearing Rhititayn portray his nation joining the Garlean empire and Livia's love for Gaius (I assume) made me want to know more.