The regular federal squadron of ships for guarding the sea-coasts appears to have consisted of ten triremes (2, [9]; δεκαναία μακρῶν πλοίων 22, [10]).
Such was the organisation of the Federal Government. It was in form purely democratic, all members of thirty years old being eligible for office, as well as possessing a vote in the assemblies. But a mass assembly where the members are widely scattered inevitably becomes oligarchic. Only the well-to-do and the energetic will be able or will care to come a long journey to attend. And as the votes in the assembly were given by towns, it must often have happened that the votes of many towns were decided by a very small number of their citizens who were there. No doubt, in times of great excitement, the attendance would be large and the vote a popular one. But the general policy of the league must have been directed by a small number of energetic men, who made politics their profession and could afford to do so.
ROMAN CAMP FOR TWO LEGIONS
CONTAINING 4,068,289 SQUARE FEET
| P*. | Praetorium. |
| T T’. | Tents of the Tribuni Militum of two legions. |
| E E’. | Equites of two legions. |
| P P’. | Principesofii”legi” |
| H H’. | Hastatixxofi.”legi” |
| T T’. | Triariiixxxof”legi” |
| ES ES’. | Equites of Socii of two legions. |
| PS PS’. | Peditesof So”ii ofxxx”Soc” |
| PE PE’. | Equites of the Praetorian Cohort of two legions. |
| PP PP’. | Pedites of”the Pra”etorian Co”rt of two le” |
| EP EP’. | Pedites extraordinarii of two legions. |
| EE EE’. | Equites extraor”dinarii two” |
| Q. | Quaestorium. |
| F. | Forum or market-place. |
| V V’. | Foreigners or volunteers. |