04-21-2002, 05:01 PM
Lets get back to the topic...<br>
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wwb mentioned:<br>
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<b><i>Quote:</i></b><hr> One important point about wounds in the roman era is they tended to be rather clean edged weapon wounds. If kept clean and treated promptly the risks of infection was minimal.<hr><br>
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Well, as long as you has you have enough antibiotic with you, this may work. But as we all know the danger comes not from the wound itself, but from dirt and bits of fabric pushed into the wound by the hit. If you imagine the conditions of almost any campaign: men sleeping on the ground, having not seen a bath or shower for days or weeks on end, garments that have not been cleaned properly for the same time...<br>
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I do not have any numbers for the Romans, but during the American civil war more men died of wound - fever than of bullets. (Yes Dan, I know we had an argument regarding comparing the civil war with Rome, but I had no other figure on hand.)<br>
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Helge<br>
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wwb mentioned:<br>
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<b><i>Quote:</i></b><hr> One important point about wounds in the roman era is they tended to be rather clean edged weapon wounds. If kept clean and treated promptly the risks of infection was minimal.<hr><br>
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Well, as long as you has you have enough antibiotic with you, this may work. But as we all know the danger comes not from the wound itself, but from dirt and bits of fabric pushed into the wound by the hit. If you imagine the conditions of almost any campaign: men sleeping on the ground, having not seen a bath or shower for days or weeks on end, garments that have not been cleaned properly for the same time...<br>
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I do not have any numbers for the Romans, but during the American civil war more men died of wound - fever than of bullets. (Yes Dan, I know we had an argument regarding comparing the civil war with Rome, but I had no other figure on hand.)<br>
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If you run away from an archer...
