09-14-2012, 10:17 PM
And do please note my previous comment on the type of river to be crossed! Modern day rivers, due to adaptations made to help shipping, can be very different to the rivers the Romans would have had to deal with. This will cause the expanse of water the horse will actually have to swim to be a LOT wider then in the old days, as well as the depth and speed of current, increasing the danger of misshap.