08-23-2009, 03:24 PM
I always base my statement on the combat formation march I'm afraid, which would logically require the men to be in closer formation and ready to manoeuvre. Perhaps the requirement to keep in step would be relaxed if the formations were left to amble along. I think the disciplin in the Roman army would probably require the formations to keep in step and keep the required speed up.
We see in the sculptural remains men in close formation in combat, so is this a case of the evidence only being reliable if it fits the theory.......
I know people say they can form testuedo, etc with out keeping in step, but from the experience I have had, the
whole affair is more stable in step that out.
Also, if you go out of step on rough ground, getting back into step helps to make formation changes smoother too.
It's not impossible, and certainly is no less an assumption than assuming they didn't because we do it today.
We see in the sculptural remains men in close formation in combat, so is this a case of the evidence only being reliable if it fits the theory.......
I know people say they can form testuedo, etc with out keeping in step, but from the experience I have had, the
whole affair is more stable in step that out.
Also, if you go out of step on rough ground, getting back into step helps to make formation changes smoother too.
It's not impossible, and certainly is no less an assumption than assuming they didn't because we do it today.
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[b]Legio XIIII GMV. (Q. Magivs)RMRS Remember Atuatuca! Vengence will be ours!
Titus Flavius Germanus
Batavian Coh I
Byron Angel