The Cadre of Manages - a cohort of armed Roman soldiers, who in Verges, exceptionally, are known by the feminine noun "manages" - is made up of 6 drummers, 2 bass drummers, 6 trumpeters, and 48 manages, with 6 captains, 2 small standard-bearers, 2 standard-bearers with the initials SPQR.
The uniform
The Manages currently wear a 1st-century Roman legionary uniform, based on historical knowledge of this type of military clothing, which replaced the traditional attire that characterized representations of Roman soldiers in Catalonia in the late 1950s.
At the mentioned time they go out in formation and carry out a parade through different streets, also performing the figures called sardanas, crosses and others, in a row of 2 or 4 depending on the streets they pass through and if they go in a long step - which is used for the parade and exhibitions - or a shorter one - processional-.
The Verges manages have achieved a high degree of perfection in their performance. The shine of their shields and breastplates, and the loud clang of their lances on the ground (when they take the short step) are striking.