06-21-2013, 01:02 AM
Furca , Palus, or Crux?
Or, in English, Fork, Pole or Cross?
We know that Roman soldiers on the march carried their gear on something called a furca. The commonest reenactor decision is a cross stick or a T pole, but if that is the case, why do you think this piece of lumber was called a furca by the ancient writers?
To my little brain, a forked stick is the Occam's Razor answer to the question.
Or, in English, Fork, Pole or Cross?
We know that Roman soldiers on the march carried their gear on something called a furca. The commonest reenactor decision is a cross stick or a T pole, but if that is the case, why do you think this piece of lumber was called a furca by the ancient writers?
To my little brain, a forked stick is the Occam's Razor answer to the question.
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
