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How far could the legions travel in a day
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I just wanted to say that I think this is a great thread, with an interesting mix of information from ancient times as well as current practices.

I would note:

Quote:Tacitus (or was it Iosephus Flavius? - I'm far away from my books) wrote, that the "standard" distance for a legionaire was 20,000 steps/day, so maybe having a "counter" slave is not a bad idea.

that 20,000 steps a day, at my stride of 2.7 feet, is only a little over 10 miles per day (current). I am 5'11" tall (180cm) so I think it's unlikely the typical legionaire's stride is much if at all longer than mine. Is it possible that 'steps', in this case, meant double steps, ie, a full 'left-right'?

rkmvca/Rich Klein
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paceman /slave? - by Caius Fabius - 05-14-2006, 06:11 PM
Marching - by Caius Fabius - 05-30-2006, 04:22 PM
Re: Marching - by Robert Vermaat - 05-30-2006, 05:24 PM
How do we know? - by Caius Fabius - 05-30-2006, 10:27 PM
Re: How far could the legions travel in a day - by rkmvca1 - 06-12-2006, 09:28 PM

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