01-28-2017, 05:00 AM
Quote:Romans only used swords under limited situations. Usually only when they were on the offensive and fighting on open ground.
I would not take that as gospel. The Pilum pretty easily doubles as a spear, yeah, but the disparate lack of spearheads in Roman archaeology associated with infantry stations prior to the 3rd century AD is quite telling.
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