11-22-2011, 07:24 AM
I wasn't trying to catch you out, Robert ... I just noticed it when I read the Latin, and it reinforces what Vegetius is doing. We Anglos are used to a UK or US mile of 5,280 feet. Its been a while since I struggled through Polybius 18.29, 30 but I remember that the Greek was clear about each file of Romans getting six feet of width.
Nullis in verba
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I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
