Female reenactors as soldiers?

[John Conyard]

Good stuff Byron. It’s relatively pointless to discuss the average size of Roman soldiers, or the average age. However I suspect that both you and me are too old, and the wrong shape to represent the norm. Legs can be hidden by leg wraps, but I’m trying not to mention your head size………

Please forgive me pointing out that while women may not look like men in undress, only in armour, often men do not look like “Roman soldiers” in undress or armour.

Anybody who can do ten events a year sleeping in a dog tent, look convincing in their equipment, do marches to test themselves and equipment, learn to ride (sort of!), and use various sharp weapons on foot and horse back, makes a good Roman re-enactor. In comparison their sex is unimportant