05-23-2013, 06:02 PM
Mark Hygate wrote:
For one maniple of 2 centuries in an open field, fine, although I don't see the value - but not when there are 10 maniples over a legion and 40 over an army - the outer ones are not going to be side-stepping nearly 1,000ft!
Not if there was a gap between maniples equal to their width (in closed ranks). Then they'd have plenty of space to sidestep. Plus they wouldn't need to count off beforehand, which is absolutely necessary for a man to know his position within his rank. ;-)
For one maniple of 2 centuries in an open field, fine, although I don't see the value - but not when there are 10 maniples over a legion and 40 over an army - the outer ones are not going to be side-stepping nearly 1,000ft!
Not if there was a gap between maniples equal to their width (in closed ranks). Then they'd have plenty of space to sidestep. Plus they wouldn't need to count off beforehand, which is absolutely necessary for a man to know his position within his rank. ;-)
