08-11-2007, 01:25 PM
An implication of the ability of romans to form a testudo is that the scutum was assymetrical- longer on the bottom my at least the diameter of the grip- or all exactly uniform, which seems unlikely. Is this known?
I had asked about that paper on the Fulcum because the author posits that Arrian was describing this testudo-like formation and not anything like a hoplite phalanx.
I had asked about that paper on the Fulcum because the author posits that Arrian was describing this testudo-like formation and not anything like a hoplite phalanx.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
