Distances and distance measuring in the Roman Army?
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Distances and distance measuring in the Roman Army?
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04-03-2024, 08:07 PM
(03-22-2024, 10:59 PM)Arius Wrote: Hyginus in "de munitionibus castrorum" mentions dimensions when pitching camps that are in multiples of 6 pedes. That's all I got, sorry. That helps quite a bit. Vegetius gives spacings for men in formation in 3 pedes increments also. So with the Hyginus suggestion on top of that it would seem that an instrument configured to measure in multiples of 3 would have plenty of military applications. I'll have to track down a copy. |
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Distances and distance measuring in the Roman Army? - by dcbrown - 01-26-2024, 04:01 PM
RE: Distances and distance measuring in the Roman Army? - by Arius - 03-22-2024, 10:59 PM
RE: Distances and distance measuring in the Roman Army? - by dcbrown - 04-03-2024, 08:07 PM
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