Date | Description | Source | Reference |
Probably during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, 161 - 180 A.D. | Soldier's tents are ten pes square, one pes high at the side wall, with an additional pes allowed each side for ropes. Centurion's tents are twice this size (ie, 20x10), six pes high at the wall. | Hygenius Gromaticus de Munitionibus Castrorum. | Gibbon, E., The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Six Volumes, published over 12 years from 1776 to 1788. Abridged and Illustrated version edited by Rosemary Williams released by Bison Books in 1979. |
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