We're not as super-well informed about the design of the Thureos, esp. thickness as we'd like. Most reconstructions assume that the thureos follows the thickness pattern of the scutum. Thing is, the scutum is a lot thinner on the edges than in the core...
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Diss-now-book-project is a comparative assessment of the cost of equipment using raw material requirements (esp. worked metal) between the great powers and major non-state actors of the Med., 3rd-2nd cent.
Aim was to draw into question the 'horde upon uncomplaining horde of Italian manpower' thesis (to use Sekunda's phrasing) by showing that Roman soldiers were relatively expensive, not cheap and expendible.
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So working proportions who met the census qualification requiring them to purchase mail shirts or comparable armors?
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Complicated problem. Polybius' numbers clearly match what we get for the first class of pedites, but serious issues (Polybian legion set in 216, but census requirements match Livy using sextantal as which only comes around in 211.
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