08-25-2016, 07:25 PM
18-19th century musketry tactics required dress rank and files for maximum effectiveness. Romans did not, they benefited from having more room for individual movement, which meant looser formations, less rigidity. Besides, at Pharsalus, Caesar's infantry stopped mid charge on their own, redressed, and then charged again.
Altogether there is just not enough information on this subject to say "The Romans fought this way..."
Altogether there is just not enough information on this subject to say "The Romans fought this way..."
