01-23-2011, 09:33 PM
Hey guys, I'm an American History professor in the States (American Civil War era mostly), and you gentlemen seem to be extremely educated about this time period, so I thought I'd ask what may be a completely stupid question to you fellas who are in the know!
During the Civil Wars (late Republic for example) how did soldiers on the battlefield tell each other apart since I'd imagine most of the legions were similarly equipped? Was it because of their distinctive shields? Or because melee scrums are mostly a Hollywood fiction and the lines were generally cohesive so you knew that the guy across from you was the enemy?
During the Civil Wars (late Republic for example) how did soldiers on the battlefield tell each other apart since I'd imagine most of the legions were similarly equipped? Was it because of their distinctive shields? Or because melee scrums are mostly a Hollywood fiction and the lines were generally cohesive so you knew that the guy across from you was the enemy?
