“Very good, sir!” The young centurion nodded, saluted, and turned to depart.
A few yards away the images of the tough piece of leather called Gnaeus, and a second old soldier just as hoary, just as experienced and as cagey as his aide, followed at his side. Watching them ascending the hill, he observed Lucius Alba approaching with something in his hands.
Lucius Alba was the legion’s chief engineer. All Roman legions were built with detachments of skilled artisans and specialty troops such as Bowmen from Thrace or Cyrene. Extra detachments of cavalry were usually horsemen from Gaul or Mauritania. The medical staff was either Roman or Greek, or Egyptian and Engineers who were skilled tradesmen built a legion’s war machines, or built bridges and camp buildings, or planned and supervised a l
