The Legion (Superpowers)

The Roman Legion (usually known simply as The Legion) is the primary arm of the Roman military machine. Officially founded some time in the 4th century BC, it has continued to grow in scope and power and it is now considered the foremost military organization of ground forces in the world. Many military philosophers, from several different nations, have even theorized that the Roman Legion could potentially rival the combined ground forces of all the world's nations. Though this is still in question, there is no denying the Legion's vast capabilities.

Another point of interest to military philosophers, is that the Roman Legion is the longest serving military force in human history, having survived the continuous transition from swords to firearms amd even to the addition of armored vehicles. It is this incredible flexibility, and the Legionaries' mental fortitude that has allowed the organization to exist over the course of all these millennia.

The Legion has historically been divided into three major sections. The Legion (Professionals); the Auxiliaries (Militia) and the Cabellica (Cavalry). Following the closing of the Global War, the Auxiliaries were officially disbanded by the Emperor. The law of Auxilaria Subito (Conscription) however still remains in existence since its addition to the Roman Laws in 1067. In addition to these three sections, the Praetorian Guard is frequently grouped with the Legion itself, this is however a fallacy as the Guard is within its own branch of the military entirely.

=Legio Romani= Since the combined ground army of the Romans is itself known as The Legion, the military's professional arm is distinguished by being variously called the Roman Legion or the Imperial Legion.

At the present, the Roman Army consists of exactly 200 Legions, almost all of which are of an identical formation. Each Legion is divided into 10 Cohortes, which themselves are divided into 6 Centuriae of 100 legionaries each (it was returned to this number again after the Marian Reforms of 1717). It is important to note that it contains 100 "legionaries", them being the standard Roman foot soldier. There are numerous other soldiers with varying functions and ranks that are not considered a legionary.

Structure
The smallest unit of the Imperial Legion, after the Legionary, is the Contubernium. Though the name has been kept over all these centuries, it has taken on a different meaning in modern times. Consisting of 10 milites (soldiers), the Contubernia are led by the Tesserarius and his second in command, the Decurion. Ten of these Contubernia formed a Centuria. The Centuria was led by a Centurion, who do not count towards the 100 men of the Centuria. The Centurion was assisted by two Optiones. Each Optio was given command of five of the Contubernia within their Centuria. So as to prevent any type of confusion within the Legion, milites were only permitted to take orders from their immediate superior officer. For example, the Centurion can only give directions to his two Optiones, who must then pass them on to their 5 Tesserarii. From there each legionary would have their orders and no one would have to explain something to more than eight people at any one time. Though this may seem arguably tedious, it was no slower than the alternatives and it ensured a perfect chain of command was maintained at all times.