A Thought On Poles & Swingletrees

I was intrigued recently by a video from LindyBeige about Roman War Waggons , during which he brought up that some folks argue about how a horse might have been tacked to a wagon in that era. Where by some etchings show only a single "pole" attaching a wagon to oxen or horses. I looked at the image and wondered perhaps if it was a full length trace, which would be on the wagon frame, but he was…