Revealed that the average height of adult males was between 162 and 165 cm that of females between 153 and 156 cm and with a body weight of approximately 60 65 kg for males and 50 55 kg for females. The ancient romans were of course generally thinner than the average man or woman today. The mediterranean was not a good source of fish and most would say it never was. Story that romans were so short is just bullcrap trust me. Geoffrey kron a teacher of ancient greek history at the university of victoria did a study and found that the average male body buried in italy between about 500 bc and 500 ad was 168cm or 56. Modern estimates of the libra range from 322 to 329 g 114 to 116 oz with 5076 grains or 3289 g.
The average height was between 5 and 55 ft tall based on skeletal remains and written history. So you would have some significant height over the average roman. Vegetius in de re militari wrote that the ideal height for a roman soldier was 511in roman feet. It seems to me that in spain 90 of the population fall within 410 56. Several sources of archaeological evidence point to inaccurate roman measures. In other words the findings of earlier examinations were soundly confirmed in this respect.
Many studies have concluded various estimates for roman measurements. Average height wasnt that far. Italians seemed taller overall but even hundreds of years later 510 and taller would seem to be a small percentage of the population. Several of the unit names were also the names of coins during the roman republic and had the same fractional value of a larger base unit. Other online sources mention 56 for roman soldiers. The units of weight or mass were mostly based on factors of 12.
The metapontion necropolis. Libra for weight and as for coin. The weight of the roman libra has been estimated to be anywhere between 322 329g 114 116oz from coins everyday objects and actual weights. As of 2012 the average height of a us army ranger was 59. Citizens of the ancient roman empire ranged in economic classes but many of those who lived in the lower more populous economic strata might have found it to be something of a challenge or a chore to locate the food for the day. A research made by professor geoffrey kron university of victoria in more than 900 adult males skeletons found in the ancient italian soil between 500 bc and 500 ad revealed that their average height was centimeter more centimeter less around 170 cm.
Eastern rome constantines post italian rome was 54 57 the original roman had a wheat bread based diet lack of protein kept heights low. Sampling 187 specimens ranging from the ancient to medieval period in italy giannecchini and moggi cecchi found that average male height on the peninsula during that time period ranged from about 168cm to 164cm with the lowest averages during the roman republicempire period164cm is about 5 foot 4 inches.
Gallery of Average Height And Weight Of Ancient Romans
