10-22-2006, 09:54 PM
three rank deep is a line too fragile for a last resource, also for a phalanx like the triarii, and 10 deep for the other maniples is largely hypothetical; much probable 6 or 8 deep equivalent to a contubernium , so we have less than 3 for the triarii.
"Each historical fact needs to be considered, insofar as possible, no with hindsight and following abstract universal principles, but in the context of own proper age and environment" Aldo A. Settia
a.k.a Davide Dall\'Angelo
SISMA- Società Italiana per gli Studi Militari Antichi
a.k.a Davide Dall\'Angelo
SISMA- Società Italiana per gli Studi Militari Antichi
