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minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoInterestingly enough, some suggest that Roman contubernia had 10 men in them (8 legionaries, 2 assistants), and that tents and barracks having 8 sleeping spaces is because 2 men would be rotated on night-time guard duty.
minus-squareCyrus Draegur@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agowow that’s cool! I was actually just joking but it’s cool that there was something like that going on!
Interestingly enough, some suggest that Roman contubernia had 10 men in them (8 legionaries, 2 assistants), and that tents and barracks having 8 sleeping spaces is because 2 men would be rotated on night-time guard duty.
wow that’s cool! I was actually just joking but it’s cool that there was something like that going on!