Sarcina
Sarcina refers to the marching pack of a Roman legion or the individual legionnaire.
When the legionnaires or Roman soldiers were on the march or were on the road for several days, everyone carried their own baggage with them. This consisted of a bundle of luggage ( sarcina ) that was tied to a cross-shaped wooden carrying bar ( furca ) and carried over the shoulder. In the coat bag ( mantica ) there was a fur for sleeping, a metal canteen for about 1 liter ( ampulla ), a bronze bucket ( situla ), used for fetching water or as a saucepan, a bronze casserole ( patera ) as a multi-purpose crockery for drinking or scooping, one Leather bag ( pera ) for small things and personal items (knife, spoon, wooden comb, belt, money and other items), a provision net ( reticulum ) with provisions for a few days (every soldier brought his grain ration with him) as well as wool stockings in cooler regions, later also shorts and a hooded coat made of wool ( paenula ). All in all, the pack weighed between 18 and 20 kilograms.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The march packs accompanied legionaries and Roman soldiers on their travels. In: Sabine Herforth: Searching for traces: hikers are on the Romans' heels. The archaeological trail leads to various sites. In: Schwäbische Zeitung from August 18, 2011