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11-21-21 07:08 PM - Post#914797
I came across this article talking about the history of the soldier's load.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258883795 _The_History_of_the_Soldi er's_Load
It's worth looking at in full, but this part stood out to me:
"The result was a Macedonian soldier who was a beast of burden, carrying 13.5 kilograms of grain (ten days’ rations), plus their 22.5 kilograms of battle equipment and arms: a total load of 36 kilograms"
1.35kg of whole grain a day. I'm assuming that's dried. That'd be 4,500kCal, 150g protein, and 130g fibre.
You'd use 1,500kCal a day just digging the latrines for those guys.
No mention of the rates of injuries of those soldiers on the march. We do know that in the later Roman armies, few soldiers made it to their 20 years to collect their plot of land.
Perspective is important.
Edited by Kyle Aaron on 11-21-21 07:09 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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