The Samnites

The Samnite army was organized in a very simple fashion but it reached an incredible level of efficency. The backbone of the army was infantry: it was organized in maniples of about 200 men each. Two maniples formed a cohort. The Legio Linteata was an elite corp which was formed by men who consacred themselves to the fighting before each battles with a religious ceremony. Usually, Samnites were deployed in battle in two maniples lines (Acies duplex) with a screen of skirmishers armed with javelin, and with the wings protected by cavalry. In this organization  the manipular system of Roman armies can be observed.

Unit	Figures 1:25	Type	Command	Morale	Weapon	Cost	MV
General	1	HC	40	A	Jav/shd	90	+10
Legio Linteata	16	HI	60	B	Lspr/shd	140	+13
Cohorts	16	HI	60	C	Jav/shd	108	+11
Equites	12	HC	40	C	Jav/shd	76	+7
Skirmishers	10	LI	20	L	Jav/shd	40	+3
Campanian Allies	10	LC	30	C	Jav/shd	60	+6

Samnite infantrymen

Italic skirmishers

The Unit Markers