On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Steve Simmons wrote: > On Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 12:47:12AM -0700, Philip Hart wrote: > > leagues. But it takes him and Piro over two weeks (10 days) to get > > there, or less than 20 miles/day on horseback, which seems a bit lame - > > Neglecting Dragaerans and Easterners for the moment, let us note that > the Roman Army under Julius Caesar was noted for astounding the opposition > by regularly making 20 to 30 miles per day, travelling on good roads. > In extreme circumstances they could make 40 miles per day, but couldn't > do it for more than a day or two. That's for guys who trained for it day > in and day out, with lots and lots of marching with lots and lots of big > loads. > > Yes, 20 miles per day over trails, uphill and down, with pack animals, > etc, makes a lot of sense to me. Note that Caesar's legions were bearing arms (ok, short swords I suppose, but not light crystal-forged ones) and armor and shields, and on foot. Also they had to maintain coherent order during, and establish defensible positions at the end of, their marches. I contend that a couple of guys on horseback, eager for adventure, would make better time.