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Roman Legions or even Greek Phalanx and left handed
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Quote:being the single lefty in an all right unit would cause no end of porblems.
Well, now, that depends on which end of the line you had to stand on, eh? :wink:
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)

Saepe veritas est dura.
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Quote:being the single lefty in an all right unit would cause no end of porblems.
Well, now, that depends on which end of the line you had to stand on, eh? :wink:

In a regular phalanx only one person on the end at the right will have half of his body exposed. If you place a left hander on the end you will have this person plus the one next to him exposed.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books
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