03-20-2006, 02:50 AM
yes, I think maximus must have been at least in the 7.5' range judging from accounts, and coins I have showing him with, well, anything.
remember, there would have been a few grotesquely tall people in any age. at 6'3" you would have been a tall person, as you are now, but not as tall as a few guys. I think there was a 7' bronze age era skeleton found, in general people are not really all that much taller on the average than they were than, the italians are still much shorter than germans etc.
I would say 6'3" would be very large for an italian though, and agree with you that an auxiliary impression is probably closer for the early empire.
remember, there would have been a few grotesquely tall people in any age. at 6'3" you would have been a tall person, as you are now, but not as tall as a few guys. I think there was a 7' bronze age era skeleton found, in general people are not really all that much taller on the average than they were than, the italians are still much shorter than germans etc.
I would say 6'3" would be very large for an italian though, and agree with you that an auxiliary impression is probably closer for the early empire.
aka., John Shook
