10-24-2007, 11:18 PM
Quote:Or so Caesar would like to have us believe... :twisted: Of course, even Caesar didn't enjoy universal success and supposedly relied a fair bit on tall blokes on horses...Matthew:vxavfyt4 Wrote:Mitra:vxavfyt4 Wrote:I hope that's true. I only have the most vague of recollections of the passage, but if it is the stature of the Romans, rather than the length of their swords, then I would be pleased.Matthew:vxavfyt4 Wrote:we have Caesar's comment that the Gauls made fun of the Roman 'short sword'.If I remember correctly the Gauls make fun of Roman short stature not sword in Atuatuca siege after Sambre battle.
Yeah well, those short ba$£rds still kicked their asses!! :lol:
Sometimes, size isn't so important.... :wink:
Matthew James Stanham
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