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Chapter 51

Historical Inconsistencies Fixing(Update Pending)

3 weeks ago · 3 min read

I did research and discovered some historical inconsistencies.

For one, I mistakenly thought I was talking about Pannonia Superior... but it was actually Pannonia Inferior. To make it clear, Pannonia Inferior was indeed governed solely by Fastidius, a Propraetor, and not a Consul. That means, Pannonia Superior had 3 legions, while Pannonia Inferior had one, and Fastidius didn't answer to a governor since he was the governor!

Also, the 17th legion was based at Aquincum, a 40-60,000-person fortress city. While the placement of 5 cohorts outside could be forgiven, I misjudged the scale of this city.

Additionally, the 17th legion, Legio II Adiutrix, didn't leave a vexillation. It was completely dispatched, leaving a few command staff, such as a Camp Prefect and Apollox. (Now that I think about it, it would be even more funny like this! XD)

What came instead was a vexillation from a legion from Pannonia Superior to act as a skeleton crew while the rest was manned by a dwindled auxiliary.

Regarding Apollox's hometown, it was actually Gorsium/Herculia(tac), which was a large municipal town with a population of 4,000 people at the time, growing to 8,000 later. And while getting recruited there is possible, only a single centurion would actually go there, and would likely not be too picky, which is why he took Apollox despite his relatively lacking body at the time(borderline height requirement and not that strong)

Additionally, the governor who came to visit, Varro, was likely just a local replacement. He CAN be an Epic Warrior from the local equesitarian order, but he is no senator, just a temporary governor.

Regarding local forces, it turns out Lower Pannonia had as many as 44 auxiliary regiments in place, meaning around 25,000, and while thousands got dispatched, it was likely around 9,000, matching the legion that left by a 1.5 times ratio, leaving 16,000… which is actually not much different from the situation I initially described, around 2 thirds of the local army remaining.

Population: Entire Pannonia about 1.5 million tops, meaning Pannonia inferior likely only had around 700,000(?) people, rural and military personnel included.

Also, the legate's lodging, the praetorium, was likely outside the fortress, not inside. Also, the town walls were made of stone, not wood.

Well, except for these(A large list, I know), I think I pretty much nailed it? Though there might be a few more inconsistencies hiding here and there(Fuck if I know…)

I will be going through these and start finalizing things while it is still early, and I will put out a list of changes.

In a by-the-way, I will also start renaming things according to their historic names.

For example, Northern Tribes -> Suebi Tribes. Sniestain Empire -> Parthian Empire. Etc. However, I will leave the names of people alone to show that this isn't Earth, but an alternate reality that mirrors Earth culture and religion, but not people. A parody, as you may call it.

If you have anything to add before the final change, make sure to comment below.

Cheers!

PS: I have a map here if anyone wants to see... this

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