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Hollywood only knows one thing about Roman tactics, and that's TESTUDO (infosec.pub)
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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 13 points 5 months ago

Explanation: The testudo formation was a distinctively Roman and very useful formation - but not in close combat. It was very much a niche tactic for a Roman unit to defend itself when under heavy missile fire - it is explicitly noted by contemporary writers to have been unsuited for a melee. Hollywood never got the memo.