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12-21-2011, 11:58 PM
Quote:unfortunately ... I have to pay for Jstor these days.
Benario cites Caesar, BCiv. III.76, where the received text refers to Caesar repeating his previous day's march of eight Roman miles. But Benario suggests that this is too short a distance, so the text should read "eighteen" instead (under the influence of the Vegetius passage mentioned above). Hmmm ... :|

He also cites Tacitus, Hist. III.78-79, where the Flavian army marches from Oriculum to Saxa Rubra, a distance of 35 miles, in a day. But they were keen to get there in a hurry! :wink:
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March speed rates - by ValentinianVictrix - 12-21-2011, 07:58 PM
Re: March speed rates - by Nathan Ross - 12-21-2011, 08:17 PM
Re: March speed rates - by D B Campbell - 12-21-2011, 08:20 PM
Re: March speed rates - by ValentinianVictrix - 12-21-2011, 08:29 PM
Re: March speed rates - by D B Campbell - 12-21-2011, 08:38 PM
Re: March speed rates - by ValentinianVictrix - 12-21-2011, 08:50 PM
Re: March speed rates - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 12-21-2011, 09:06 PM
Re: March speed rates - by M. Demetrius - 12-21-2011, 09:08 PM
Re: March speed rates - by D B Campbell - 12-21-2011, 11:43 PM
Re: March speed rates - by D B Campbell - 12-21-2011, 11:58 PM
Re: March speed rates - by M. Caecilius - 12-22-2011, 12:37 AM
Re: March speed rates - by Sean Manning - 12-22-2011, 01:05 AM
Re: March speed rates - by ValentinianVictrix - 12-22-2011, 01:11 AM
Re: March speed rates - by D B Campbell - 12-22-2011, 01:32 AM
Re: March speed rates - by M. Caecilius - 12-22-2011, 04:10 AM
Re: March speed rates - by Renatus - 12-23-2011, 04:34 AM
Re: March speed rates - by Epictetus - 12-23-2011, 11:14 AM
Re: March speed rates - by D B Campbell - 12-23-2011, 04:42 PM
Re: March speed rates - by Renatus - 12-24-2011, 03:18 AM

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