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[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Small correction - the Romans never used the pike phalanx on a large scale. This was Greek/Macedonian.

The Romans liked big shields and small swords. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

[โ€“] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 9 months ago

And weighty javelins to fuck up the other side's shields