07-15-2013, 07:29 AM
So, where did all these servants live?
In a cavalry barracks, when the men lived in the rear barrack room (only perhaps 3 as opposed to the infantry's 8 so there's room for their equipment) and their horses are next to them in the front room.....
With those sort of conditions, you don't believe that the men looked after their own horses? It's an unusual cavalryman that doesn't.
The Decurion? That could be a different story.
Every servant is another mouth to feed. Every servant with a cavalry unit would need a horse/mule to ride to keep up with the cavalry. One or two 'servants' per century/troop might be reasonable, but the numbers suggested are hard to believe.
In a cavalry barracks, when the men lived in the rear barrack room (only perhaps 3 as opposed to the infantry's 8 so there's room for their equipment) and their horses are next to them in the front room.....
With those sort of conditions, you don't believe that the men looked after their own horses? It's an unusual cavalryman that doesn't.
The Decurion? That could be a different story.
Every servant is another mouth to feed. Every servant with a cavalry unit would need a horse/mule to ride to keep up with the cavalry. One or two 'servants' per century/troop might be reasonable, but the numbers suggested are hard to believe.
