A cohors peditata quingenaria consisted of about 500 soldiers.
Sources
- Cohors peditata (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://warhistory.org/@msw/article/roman-military-forces-imperial-period-ii (warhistory.org)
- https://www.gutenberg.org/files/51769/51769-h/51769-h.htm (gutenberg.org)
- https://www.miniatures.de/toe-roman-cohors-quingenaria-equitata.html (miniatures.de)
- https://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/archive/index.php?thread-20351.html= (romanarmytalk.com)
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