03-24-2012, 08:19 AM
Supposedly, Legionaries carried about 70 lbs of gear on their backs. I'm sure there must be dozens of pictures but I am wondering how were these backpacks to carry all this constructed? Has anyone worked out how they could load so much on and keep it stowed? Are there any actual surviving examples from the time? Has anyone actually tried to use one to carry what a standard legionary would have carried every day?
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