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  • ...y associated with the rectangular, semi-cylindrical body shield carried by Roman legion." - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutum_%28shield%29]
    1 KB (145 words) - 03:31, 17 September 2013
  • A javelin historically used by the Roman infantry. It was thrown by the soldier before engaging in hand-to-hand comb
    1 KB (120 words) - 12:22, 18 November 2010
  • ...weapon longer than a dagger but shorter than a longsword. For example, the Roman gladius and Greek kopis are referred to as short swords but both have parti
    2 KB (217 words) - 09:43, 24 November 2010
  • ...nd 100 cm, in use throughout the 1st millennium AD. Introduced in the late Roman Empire in the 1st century AD as a cavalry weapon, the Spatha remained popul ...nally the Spatha was worn by cavalry officers and auxiliaries in the later Roman armies. Usually a longer version of the shorter, leaf-shaped gladius used b
    2 KB (315 words) - 06:54, 2 December 2010
  • Since Roman times, through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, wooden weapons were used th
    1 KB (173 words) - 18:26, 11 July 2024