Roman Army: summary of the distribution by province, around 135 AD[1]
Province Modern
equivalent
Alae
(n.miliarie)
Cohortes
(n.miliarie)
Total
units
X Cavalry* Infantry Total
auxiliaries
X Num.
legions
Legionary
infantry
X Grand
total
Britannia England and Wales 11 (1) 45 (6) 56 10.688 25.520 36.208 3 16.500 52.708
Rhine frontier
Germania Inferior Low countries 6 17 23 4.512 8.160 12.672 2 11.000 23.672
Germania Superior Alsace 3 22 (1) 25 3.336 10.880 14.216 2 11.000 25.216
Danube frontier
Rhaetia/Noricum South Germany
Switzerland/Austria
7 (1) 20 (5) 27 5.280 11.220 16.500 1 5.500 22.000
Pannonia Hungary west.
Slovenia
11 (2) 21 (4) 32 8.304 11.360 19.664 3 16.500 36.164
Moesia Superior northern Serbia 2 10 12 1.864 4.800 6.664 2 11.000 17.664
Moesia Inferior Bulgaria 5 12 17 3.520 5.760 9.280 1 5.500 14.780
Three Daciae Romania 11 (1) 32 (8) 43 7.328 17.920 25.248 2 11.000 36.248
Eastern frontier
Cappadocia Turkey 4 15 (2) 19 3.368 7.840 11.208 3 16.500 27.708
Syria, Judaea,
and Arabia
Syria, Palestine,
Jordan and Israel
12 (1) 43 (3) 55 10.240 21.600 31.840 5 27.500 59.340
North Africa
Egypt Egypt 4 11 15 3.008 5.280 8.288 2 11.000 19.288
Mauretania and Africa Tunisia, Algeria
and Morocco
10 (1) 30 (1) 40 7.796 14.720 22.516 1 5.500 28.016
Internal provinces 2 15 17 2.224 7.200 9.424 1 5.500 14.924
Great grandtotal 88 (7) 293 (30) 381 71.468 152.260 223.728 28 154.000 377.728
  1. ^ Holder, (2003) p.145.