Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 43
Alfred C. Schlesinger, Ph.D., Ed.

12. At the beginning of the following year, when¹ the new consuls Quintus Marcius and Gnaeus Servilius put the question of provinces, it was voted that at the first possible moment they should either arrange with each other or draw lots for Italy and Macedonia; [2] before the lot should decide this question, while it was still in doubt, so that favouritism should have no weight, it was voted to decree for each province the reinforcements called for by the situation —for [3] Macedonia, of infantry, six thousand Romans,² and six thousand allies of the Latin Name, of cavalry, two hundred and fifty Romans and three hundred allies —also [4] to discharge old soldiers so that there should be in each Roman legion not more than six thousand infantry and three hundred cavalry. [5] For the other consul no fixed number of Roman citizens whom he might select as reinforcements was defined. This only was fixed that he should enroll two legions, each of which was to have five thousand and two hundred infantry and three hundred cavalry. [6] Of the Latins, a larger number was assigned than to his colleague, ten thousand infantry and six hundred cavalry. Four additional legions were ordered enrolled, to be led out if needed anywhere. For these, the consuls were not allowed³ to appoint tribunes; the people elected them. [7] On the allies of the Latin Name sixteen thousand [p. 45]infantry and a thousand cavalry were levied. [8] It was⁴ voted that this force should merely be got ready so as to march out if circumstances anywhere should demand. Macedonia was especially an object of concern. [9] For the fleet, a thousand sailors, Roman citizens of the class of freedmen, and five hundred from Italy, were ordered enrolled; as many were to be enrolled from Sicily, and the governor-to-be of that province was instructed to see to their transportation to Macedonia, wherever the fleet might be. [10] For Spain, three thousand Roman infantry and three hundred cavalry were decreed as reinforcement. The number of soldiers for the legions was fixed for that region also —five thousand and two hundred infantry and three hundred cavalry for each legion. [11] The praetor to whom Spain should fall, was ordered to levy from the allies also four thousand infantry and three hundred cavalry.