01-15-2019, 09:39 PM
Excellent thank you. According to ‘The complete Roman Army’ written by Adrian Goldsworthy, he mentions that 10 men from every century would be tasked with ‘carrying their own kit and equipment for marking out the camp’, if that’s correct and my math is right that means 600 men per legion tasked with carrying surveying equipment but in your description only two groma would be required to set out the sides of the camp, perhaps I have misinterpreted Mr Goldsworthy quote! I wonder if what he was referring to were specialists troops that had the ability/skills to survey and construct these camps. It would certainly make sense to have at least ten men in each century that had the necessary surveying skills.
Once again thank you for your interesting and helpful post.
Once again thank you for your interesting and helpful post.
Dave..Stug50