To: FourtySeven
This guy would've been huge for that time. I think the average height for a male of that time was like 5'3"-5'5" something like that.
Perhaps, but let's not forget that the minimum height for a Roman soldier at that time was about 5'10"... This guy wouldn't have been that much bigger than your average Roman legionnaire.
To: Antoninus; FourtySeven
Perhaps, but let's not forget that the minimum height for a Roman soldier at that time was about 5'10"... IIRC, 5'10" was the minimum height for Roman cavalrymen, who were considered elite troops, but the minimum for your standard-issue legionnaire was around 5'5". Since we're suddenly so picky about it ;)
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