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Livy and the Gladius vs Macedonians
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02-15-2017, 10:10 PM
Rizzio's argument is that the Greeks were already used to the wounds caused by cutting swords and that spears and arrows leave a lot more gore than Livy seems to believe. He is right. It is likely that Livy never saw a battlefield in his life. He is just playing upon the Roman "sissy Greek" meme.
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Livy and the Gladius vs Macedonians - by Rizzio - 02-12-2017, 03:53 AM
RE: Livy and the Gladius vs Macedonians - by Dan Howard - 02-15-2017, 10:10 PM

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