12-02-2012, 12:52 AM
1 In Heidenheim, where the barrack blocks were excavated, no. There are some clues that the Ala left Aalen sometime during the 3rd century crisis and that there was possibly another garrison in the fort during its final years.
2 There is not a single word of doubt that the paper strength of an in an ala m could be anything but 1000 men. So I would certainly consider that a possibility. Since half the praetentura and retentura could not be excavated it is also possible that there were some other buildings than more barrack blocks in these parts of the fort.
According to the text and their plan of the excavated areas, they found what they interpreted as urine pits in all front rooms, 15 stables per turma block, 2 are in the larger end contubernia that are interpreted as quarters of the duplicarius and sesquiplicarius. In this book it is not mentioned if they actually analyzed them for traces of horse urine.
2 There is not a single word of doubt that the paper strength of an in an ala m could be anything but 1000 men. So I would certainly consider that a possibility. Since half the praetentura and retentura could not be excavated it is also possible that there were some other buildings than more barrack blocks in these parts of the fort.
According to the text and their plan of the excavated areas, they found what they interpreted as urine pits in all front rooms, 15 stables per turma block, 2 are in the larger end contubernia that are interpreted as quarters of the duplicarius and sesquiplicarius. In this book it is not mentioned if they actually analyzed them for traces of horse urine.
Michael
