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There is mention of Mammula in Livy Book 23, but I think this comment of a double-strength legion is an invention for the scenario. Could Rome have spared a double legion for Sardinia with everything that was going on in Italy?

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Last post by Imperial Dave - Mar 04, 2026, 04:12 PM

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I can see the point

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Army Research / Re: Sardinians in the Second P...

Last post by Jim Webster - Mar 04, 2026, 10:38 AM

Steven mentioned an article to me
SPQR Scenario.
Caralis: The Battle for Sardinia, 215BC

In it there is the comment.
"Therefore, early in 217 the praetor Aulus Cornelius Mammula was sent to reinforce the island's garrison with Legion V, a full-strength double legion with some 10,000 foot and 800 horse."

I have hunted high and low for any evidence of this, the only thing AI turns up when I ask about it is this article, and I think I've scoured Polybius and Livy and found nothing.
Anybody got any hints?

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