06-27-2006, 03:47 PM
Are we applying modern standards again? Are we sure that the Romans had a standard for leather weights, or would they have used what was available to them?
Since leather at that time would have been produced by hand I would think there would be a less chance of a hide being uniform in thickness.
Since leather at that time would have been produced by hand I would think there would be a less chance of a hide being uniform in thickness.
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