General, Comitatenses in combat and a Donkey Mill
Added 2025-09-29 19:35:26 +0000 UTC
Comitatenses General
Rome may be weary of war at this point in history, but the general is not. Ready to confront any threat from beyond the Rhine, leading his finest troops, he will never cease defending the borders of the empire.
Roma puede estar cansada de la guerra en esta época, pero el general no lo está. Listo para enfrentar cualquier amenaza que provenga del otro lado del Rin, al frente de sus mejores tropas, nunca dejará de defender las fronteras del imperio.
Comitatenses in Combat
The comitatenses were one of the types of soldiers of the field armies of the late Roman Empire. They were the soldiers that replaced the legionaries. The comitatenses were the heavy infantry and general's reserve.
Los comitatenses eran uno de los tipos de soldados que formaban parte de los ejércitos de campaña del Imperio Romano tardío. Eran los soldados que sustituyeron a los legionarios. Los comitatenses constituían la infantería pesada y la reserva del general.
Donkey Mill
According to sources such as Polybius and other authors, the standard ration was wheat (frumentum), usually about three Roman pounds per day (approximately 1 kg). This grain was not distributed ready for consumption; instead, the soldiers themselves had to grind and cook it, typically as porridge (puls), flatbreads, or rudimentary bread.
Según fuentes como Polibio y otros autores, la ración estándar consistía en trigo (frumentum), generalmente unas tres libras romanas por día (aproximadamente 1 kg). Este grano no se distribuía ya preparado para el consumo; los soldados tenían que molerlo y cocinarlo ellos mismos, generalmente en forma de papilla (puls), pan plano o pan rudimentario.
