months? how long would it take to journey from the Italian alps to its southern most point? Turin to the south most point of the peninsula is about 240h walk, at a reasonable pace that should take about 2 weeks, a month at most.

although if we’re talking about the whole empire, then corner to corner would take months

Turin to the south most point of the peninsula is about 240h walk, at a reasonable pace that should take about 2 weeks,

240 hours in 14 days is 17 hours of walking per day… Even in a month that’s still 8 hours a day. 8 hours a day is a LOT, maybe not the first day, but it’s going to really suck the 10th day. The vast majority of people today couldn’t manage this without training for it.

Remember, this isn’t a time of rubber soles and hiking socks, but hard leather sandals, no socks, carrying food in a sack, etc etc. it wasn’t at all guaranteed you would find shelter at the end of the day, many days would be cut short because you can get in 4 hours, but not 12 to the village after the next. With bad weather, your speed would drop hugely, and you’d need to pack for more supplies.

And when you get there after a month of daily walking, in your worn shoes, blistered and sunburnt and your clothing smelling of travel and sweat… You’d still have to kick a guy in the shins.

And when you get there after a month of daily walking, in your worn shoes, blistered and sunburnt and your clothing smelling of travel and sweat… You’d still have to kick a guy in the shins.

And then you had to walk back home!