05-18-2015, 03:05 PM
"Can't dig very deep" True, but it could be done in layers, adapted plough/ploughs cutting the turf and the animals getting progressively deeper ( most ditches described in the sources would be wide enough to allow this) closely followed by legionaries shoveling the earth out (easier than digging)
Mules themselves are ideal for ploughing and are much more maneuverable and responsive then oxen are (I've seen mules at work while working in Crete back in the 80s)
If ploughs were initially used then it's likely they had a few traveling at the front of the column.
I do think it's quite plausible that animals were used somewhere along the line.
Thank you for your input.
Mules themselves are ideal for ploughing and are much more maneuverable and responsive then oxen are (I've seen mules at work while working in Crete back in the 80s)
If ploughs were initially used then it's likely they had a few traveling at the front of the column.
I do think it's quite plausible that animals were used somewhere along the line.
Thank you for your input.
