COHORT, in Latin, Cohors, in Greek, Spira. A military term in use among the Romans. A Cohort was generally composed of six hundred foot Soldiers. A Legion consisted of ten Cohorts, every Cohort of three Maniples, and every Maniple of two hundred Men; and a Legion consequently of six thousand. Others allow but five hundred Men to a Cohort, which if we suppose, there would be then no more than five thousand in a Legion. It is very probable, that Cohorts among the Romans, as companies among us, often varied as to the number whereof they were composed.
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