They lived in 100 cantons (4.1) from which 1000 young men per year were chosen for military service, a citizen-army by our standards and by comparison with the Roman professional army.
Nad elasid 100 kantonis, kust 1000 noort meest aastas sõjaväeteenistusse valiti, meie mõistes kodanikearmee, võrreldes Rooma elukutselise armeega.