After the 1st century AD, there were pysical qualifications such as height - before that there was a property qualification (you had to be able to supply your own gear. In the last century BC, Gaius Marius changed the playing field by letting the poor of Rome into the legions and opened the floodgates for others to be allowed, such as the provincials). But by that era there were a lot of conscripts in the legions who were from other parts of the empire ie Gauls, Germans, Spaniards. Gauls and Germans in particular were considered giants by the Romans, but reports from Caesars' Gallic Wars say that "giant" was 6"3, 6"4. Once the Romans figured out that they could get the provincials to man the legions, true Romans from Rome ceased to feature in the Legions.
Catchelot wrote:
Ha, the High Chaparral...very cool Paul
or is it cos you come from Mangere?
Me, it was Cachelot which is old french spelling for Sperm Whale...but too many folks ask why Cache... so I changed it back to Catchelot...why cos I catch sht loads |
I was given my first Greywulff at the age of 7 and over the years spent countless hours hunting down big Irish trout with one of these flies. Also named two boats Greywulff, the fly is that good.....
Tele29 wrote: When I signed up, I was 29 years old and had my Telecaster sitting across my lap. Now I am 32 and had to sell the Tele to pay things like rent and petrol. The joys of the single-income father. |
Capt Asparagus wrote: We should start an "Interesting things about ancient history" forum! I'd be keen. :-) |
worksux wrote: Be cause it does. Just ticked up 40yrs in the trade and I guess I'm a little over it. |
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