HistoryAncient RomeRoman Empirelow confidence

A cohors peditata was a body of auxiliary units of the Roman army composed solely of infantrymen.

Notes on verification

Confirmed verbatim against Wikipedia and corroborated by multiple independent sources describing peditata cohorts as infantry-only, contrasted with mixed equitata units. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.375 clusters=1 claim_tier=everyday] [harvest 2026-09-15: +1 source(s) on new hosts; tier unverified->silver indep=0.75 clusters=2] [kind-backfill 2026-09-15: kind=interpretive eligibility=medium]

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