03-18-2006, 03:25 PM
There may have been some grotesquely tall Romans.. Emperor Maximinus I is reported to have been 8'3"! Imagine facing THAT on the battlefield! Would a Roman as tall as that be allowed to be a legionary??? Someone pointed out that the Testudo formation would be a little strange. :lol:
Andrew
http://img48.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ric00044sb.jpg
PIC: A silver denarius of Maximinus I, with him and 2 standards on the reverse. He usually has a huge, protruding nose and chin on his coinage. To relate to his height, here is a question... How tall were those Roman standards? Maybe we can see his height from the coinage if they are accurate.
Andrew
http://img48.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ric00044sb.jpg
PIC: A silver denarius of Maximinus I, with him and 2 standards on the reverse. He usually has a huge, protruding nose and chin on his coinage. To relate to his height, here is a question... How tall were those Roman standards? Maybe we can see his height from the coinage if they are accurate.
Andrew James Beaton
Looking for ancient coins of Gallienus, Postumus, Victorinus, Tetricus I and II, and the Severan Era!
Looking for ancient coins of Gallienus, Postumus, Victorinus, Tetricus I and II, and the Severan Era!
