05-29-2017, 05:24 AM
Not wanting to dip my toes into an already absorbing debate but the size of the centurion's papilio raises an interesting point: if the 'footprint' of his tent area is twice the size allotted to the 8-man tent section, why does it follow that his tent is larger? Surely, one man occupying the same size tent 'owns' more social space, as it were, than do 8 men inside the same sized tent.
In other words, the internal space of the papilio is allotted to the centurion with all the status and additional equipment which comes with that. The 'extension' is more to do with his military grade and social position. The larger footprint of the same size tent would then be accounted for by the horse or baggage or attendant slave, perhaps. The centurion doesn't need a larger tent per se, I think.
In other words, the internal space of the papilio is allotted to the centurion with all the status and additional equipment which comes with that. The 'extension' is more to do with his military grade and social position. The larger footprint of the same size tent would then be accounted for by the horse or baggage or attendant slave, perhaps. The centurion doesn't need a larger tent per se, I think.
Francis Hagan
The Barcarii
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