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Roman axes - SAJID - 04-07-2016
Hi to all,
Anytime used axes, in any war by Roman against any army ?
if used what type axes, they used and still here i did not see any type axes here?
hope you will give your valuable experience and knowledge.
with best regards-sajid
RE: Roman axes - ValentinianVictrix - 04-07-2016
We know that at Adrianople the infantry had axes and according to Ammianus some of them used them in combat. They may have been issued to enable them to chop their way through the wagon laager. There are axes depicted in the Notitia.