dantheclamman to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 22 days agoArchaeologists Keep Finding Massive Shoes at an Ancient Roman Fort—and They Have No Idea Why They're So Bigwww.smithsonianmag.commessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down12cross-posted to: science@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1175arrow-down1external-linkArchaeologists Keep Finding Massive Shoes at an Ancient Roman Fort—and They Have No Idea Why They're So Bigwww.smithsonianmag.comdantheclamman to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 22 days agomessage-square67fedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.ml
minus-squareCatoblepaslinkfedilinkEnglish6•22 days agoWeren’t they expected to provide their own equipment unless they were at least a certain rank?
minus-square@DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish9•22 days agoNew recruits were provided basic equipment, and the cost was deducted from their pay. Sandals would fall under this for sure.
minus-squareCatoblepaslinkfedilinkEnglish1•22 days agoThanks! I think I was mixing it up with higher ranks being expected to provide the equipment for their troops.
Weren’t they expected to provide their own equipment unless they were at least a certain rank?
New recruits were provided basic equipment, and the cost was deducted from their pay. Sandals would fall under this for sure.
Thanks! I think I was mixing it up with higher ranks being expected to provide the equipment for their troops.