03-26-2012, 08:34 PM
Good 'kitting up' video. Thanks for finding that. The only quibbles I would have with it are that the belt should have been put on first, before the sword and that the shield should have been carried on some sort of harness for marching.
Josephus lists a number of items which were carried by soldiers, including a spade, pick-axe, turf cutter, mattock, saw and grid-iron. This seems like far too much for one man to carry and would also lead to a lot of doubling up of tools, quite apart from the fact that these tools, combined with the soldier's other kit, would end up weighing well in excess of 70lb. It is probable, therefore, that these items were the property of the contubernium and were distributed amongst the men rather than carried by each man. In all probability the tent and the quern stone, both of which would be impractical for a man to carry, would have been carried by the mule.
Crispvs
Josephus lists a number of items which were carried by soldiers, including a spade, pick-axe, turf cutter, mattock, saw and grid-iron. This seems like far too much for one man to carry and would also lead to a lot of doubling up of tools, quite apart from the fact that these tools, combined with the soldier's other kit, would end up weighing well in excess of 70lb. It is probable, therefore, that these items were the property of the contubernium and were distributed amongst the men rather than carried by each man. In all probability the tent and the quern stone, both of which would be impractical for a man to carry, would have been carried by the mule.
Crispvs
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