Turma

A Turma ( Latin for " swarm "; plural turmae ) was in ancient Rome, the smallest tactical unit of cavalry.

Etymology

The name turma is related to the Latin noun turba, which means tumult / crowd or tumult / noise and figuratively swarm, quantity or flock.

Rome

Have already been built in the Roman Republic and initially consisted of 30, later 33 riders under the command of Decurio. Your character field was probably a vexillum. One Legion were assigned ten turmae in the early period.

In the imperial period was the Legion any right under standing cavalry of four Turma, primarily served the Enlightenment and command transmission. The Ala -called separate cavalry regiments were at this time on the so-called auxiliary troops and had 16 Turmae each with 30/33 riders ( ala quingenaria, nominally 500 men strong) or 24 Turmae with 40 riders ( ala milliaria, nominally 1000 men ).

In late antiquity, was revealed as the riders Turma units of various sizes designated as team strengths were occupied by 500 men.

Byzantium

The Tourma or Turma referred to an administrative unit of the Byzantine Empire. Each subject was typically divided into 2-3 Tourma, which in turn were divided into several Droungoi and Banda. Depending on the size of the subject could comprise up to a 5,000- Tourma. The commander of a Tourma was called Tour March.

It is true that the Taktika Leo VI. explains that the old term Meros was replaced by the term Tourma, yet retained the author's term used to describe the tactical unit at.

781145
de