| A | B |
| Cohortes | 10/ averaging 360 men each |
| Manipuli | 3/ 120 men each |
| Ordines | two centuries orig 100 60 in Caesar's time |
| Ala | squadron, 300-400 men |
| praefectus equitum | calvary commander |
| Turmae | troops about 30 men |
| Decuriae | squad about 10 men |
| Levis armaturae pedites | light armed troops |
| Funditores | Slingers |
| Sagittarii | Bowmen from Crete and Numidia |
| Calones | Camp servants |
| Muliones | Mule drivers |
| Mercatores | Traders |
| Miles legionarius | soldier usually a citizen enlisted for reg term of twenty years. |
| Evcatus | volunteer who had served his fulltime but had reenlisted |
| Signifer | Standard bearer of the maniple |
| Aquilifer | Bearer of the eagle |
| Centurio, | Non comissioned officer in charge of century |
| primiilus | first centurion |
| Decurion | commander of a squad of cavalry |
| Tribunus militum | one of six of the lowest rank of commisioned officers in a legion |
| Cavalry prefect | commissioned officer commanding an ala |
| Quaestor | quartermaster...supervised pay and supplies |
| Legatus | staff officer, qppointed by the senate...usually commanded a legion when in battle |
| Dux | general |
| Fabri | Engineers |
| Speculatores | Spiex |
| Exploratores | mounted scouts |