05-29-2017, 05:37 AM
Michael wrote:
All that can be said is that the centurion receives double the area taken up by a single papilio but whether this means that he had a larger tent, a larger area outside his tent (perhaps for his horse, if he had one, or extra baggage) or a combination of the two is, perhaps, a matter for personal interpretation.
Hyginus does allow 15 feet for weapons and 8 feet for pack animals, so I think that is covered. With the centurion having the space for 2 tents, every century in a legion can accommodate billeting the veterans (evocati). Hyginus mentions the veterans being billeted on the sides of the praetorium, but I believe is there are two veteran cohorts attached to a legion, the second 480 man veteran cohort equates to 60 tents each of 8 men. By distributing the 60 veteran tents amongst a legion, each century in the legion is allocated one tent of veterans, thereby making a century have 10 tents, 8 tents for the legionaries, 1 tent for the veterans and 1 tent for the centurion, which I personally believe is also for the optio.
All that can be said is that the centurion receives double the area taken up by a single papilio but whether this means that he had a larger tent, a larger area outside his tent (perhaps for his horse, if he had one, or extra baggage) or a combination of the two is, perhaps, a matter for personal interpretation.
Hyginus does allow 15 feet for weapons and 8 feet for pack animals, so I think that is covered. With the centurion having the space for 2 tents, every century in a legion can accommodate billeting the veterans (evocati). Hyginus mentions the veterans being billeted on the sides of the praetorium, but I believe is there are two veteran cohorts attached to a legion, the second 480 man veteran cohort equates to 60 tents each of 8 men. By distributing the 60 veteran tents amongst a legion, each century in the legion is allocated one tent of veterans, thereby making a century have 10 tents, 8 tents for the legionaries, 1 tent for the veterans and 1 tent for the centurion, which I personally believe is also for the optio.
