08-21-2009, 09:12 AM
We found that if you put too much into the pack it would be too heavy and you would have to exert pressure on the furcus to keep it on your back. The two Pilae Murali had to be fastened to the one Pilum we carried.
We did not do more than a couple of miles but we were in our 40s and 50s and managed it reasonably with no training.
I tried to persuade my youngest son a very fit serving Hussar to try but he would only do it if he could keep his modern boots on and we thought that would undermine the trial.
The general conclusion was that for fit men in training the 20 roman miles a day was not unreasonable. Indeed that was demonstrated by the Royal Marines in the Falklands.
We did not do more than a couple of miles but we were in our 40s and 50s and managed it reasonably with no training.
I tried to persuade my youngest son a very fit serving Hussar to try but he would only do it if he could keep his modern boots on and we thought that would undermine the trial.
The general conclusion was that for fit men in training the 20 roman miles a day was not unreasonable. Indeed that was demonstrated by the Royal Marines in the Falklands.
Quod imperatum fuerit facimus et ad omnem tesseram parati erimus
