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COHORT (Lat. cohors)
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See also:COHORT (See also:Lat. cohors) , originally a See also:place enclosed: in the See also:Roman See also:army, the name of a unit of See also:infantry. The troops of the first grade, the legions, were divided into cohorts, of which there were ten in each See also:legion: the cohort thus contained 600 men. Among the troops of the second grade (the auxilia) the cohorts were See also:independent See also:foot regiments 500 or loon strong, corresponding to the alae, which were similar regiments of See also:cavalry; they were generally posted on the frontiers of the See also:Empire in small forts of four to eight acres, each holding one cohort or See also:ala. The See also:special troops of See also:Rome itself, the Praetorian Guard, the Urbanae Cohortes, and the Vigiles (See also:fire See also:brigade), were divided into cohorts (see further ROMAN ARMY). The phrase cohors praetoria or cohors amicorum was sometimes used, especially during the Roman See also:republic, to denote the See also:suite of the See also:governor of a See also:province; hence See also:developed the Praetorian cohorts which formed the See also:emperor's bodyguard. In See also:biology, " cohort " is a See also:term for a See also:group of allied orders or families of See also:plants or animals. End of Article: COHORT (Lat. cohors)Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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