[Idkman]

Seaching thought roman leaders when I found out Maximinus Thrax was about 200 or 220 cm and I am asking how is that even possible ?
Like Historia August say he eat 40 pounds of meat and avoided vegetables
Any explications ?

 

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Maybe because they exaggerated it

 

[Determinism]

As a Historian I can answer this, the average height for the Romans during 200 - 300 B.C were around 5'5. I believe the figures are exaggerated, sure he was exceptionally tall but a realistic estimate would be 6'6 to 7'0 compared to the 8'0 the Romans claimed he was.

There's a number of reasons that they said he was tall, 1. Propaganda and symbolism, 2. Oral tradition inflation ("Very tall" -> "giant" -> "eight feet tall"), 3. He really was unusually large.

Some plausible factors could be that he came from Thracian or Gothic stock, Northern Balkan populations were often taller than Mediterranean Romans, he was raised in rural conditions, likely a high protein intake, and he became a professional soldier early, which improved growth outcomes.

 

[Circadex]

As a Historian I can answer this, the average height for the Romans during 200 - 300 B.C were around 5'5. I believe the figures are exaggerated, sure he was exceptionally tall but a realistic estimate would be 6'6 to 7'0 compared to the 8'0 the Romans claimed he was.

There's a number of reasons that they said he was tall, 1. Propaganda and symbolism, 2. Oral tradition inflation ("Very tall" -> "giant" -> "eight feet tall"), 3. He really was unusually large.

Some plausible factors could be that he came from Thracian or Gothic stock, Northern Balkan populations were often taller than Mediterranean Romans, he was raised in rural conditions, likely a high protein intake, and he became a professional soldier early, which improved growth outcomes.

Genuinely thought this was AI lol. Mirin high-effort answer

 

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Genuinely thought this was AI lol. Mirin high-effort answer

The only way AI could've been used in that post is Google AI lol, thanks bhai