04-27-2005, 11:11 AM
Cool, this is tsrating quite a bit of a debate and in turn, rpovidng me with allot of information about a roman soldier on the march and how the ecampments were established.
Thanks for all the input, but i'm still infighting mood. Dan when you refer to partial tents being found, what sort of size peices are we talking about, the whole tent less a few sections or just a small part of a section of a tent. Was there associated eveidence with these parts of tents that proved they were in fact part of a tent, like guys (if used) pegs etc. The pictures of parts of tents i've seen are very small, hence it would be diifcult to assume how the rest of the tent was constructed.
I know you state that their is no evidence to support the fact that a tent was sectionalised, but is there is any evidence to show that it was not.
Regarding the pack that was found in the uk, you say it looked similar to that seen in trajans column hance it has been assumed that thats what it is, is their any evidence to support that it was military, ie it's contents? Could it be a dispatch bag, pack for donkey? I must admit i've never seen one.
I'll tell you what, i'll draw a sketch of what im proposing and post it to see what you guys think. I must admit your knowledge of Roman military history and archeoligcal finds is immence, and compelling, but i'm just trying to look at things froma different perspective.. afterall, there no romans around to ask.
Kormanus
Thanks for all the input, but i'm still infighting mood. Dan when you refer to partial tents being found, what sort of size peices are we talking about, the whole tent less a few sections or just a small part of a section of a tent. Was there associated eveidence with these parts of tents that proved they were in fact part of a tent, like guys (if used) pegs etc. The pictures of parts of tents i've seen are very small, hence it would be diifcult to assume how the rest of the tent was constructed.
I know you state that their is no evidence to support the fact that a tent was sectionalised, but is there is any evidence to show that it was not.
Regarding the pack that was found in the uk, you say it looked similar to that seen in trajans column hance it has been assumed that thats what it is, is their any evidence to support that it was military, ie it's contents? Could it be a dispatch bag, pack for donkey? I must admit i've never seen one.
I'll tell you what, i'll draw a sketch of what im proposing and post it to see what you guys think. I must admit your knowledge of Roman military history and archeoligcal finds is immence, and compelling, but i'm just trying to look at things froma different perspective.. afterall, there no romans around to ask.
Kormanus
