03-12-2009, 06:39 PM
Well, sure, Auxiliaries were always armed with spears so for them it probably was their primary weapon. But Legionaries of the late Republic and early
Principate must have used swords as their primary weapon since most of them, for most of the period, didn't carry a spear or hasta.
Jared said as much earlier and I now think he was right. If you were armed with a spear then it was probably your primary weapon.
I just don't know when most of the soldiers began to carry spears instead of pila, spicula, veruta, or lancea.
Just my revised opinion...
~Theo
Principate must have used swords as their primary weapon since most of them, for most of the period, didn't carry a spear or hasta.
Jared said as much earlier and I now think he was right. If you were armed with a spear then it was probably your primary weapon.
I just don't know when most of the soldiers began to carry spears instead of pila, spicula, veruta, or lancea.
Just my revised opinion...
~Theo
Jaime
