RE: You will know them by their love
February 7, 2012 at 2:03 pm
(This post was last modified: February 7, 2012 at 2:08 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
The rank and file wore leather. Officers maybe wore a breastplate, but it was usually studded leather (or reenforced) in most cases. It was their system of logistics, supply, and ag that drove their military. That and they actually trained soldiers, which was a bit better than the "pick up spear and roll" thing everyone else was rolling with. As far as military tech goes, history is filled with instances of "superior" arms being absolutely outshined by primitive counterparts. One thing the romans had going for them was the mass transition to bows from atlatl's (which would have annihilated roman armor and formations despite being more "primitive"-this transition actually occuring a bit farther back in history, with the disappearence of the megafauna, and thus, the need for atlatls). I don't want to downplay their weapons, but it was the infrastructure behind those weapons and soldiers that allowed them to deploy and respond so effectively. When they fell, their tactics ad weapons were still by and large superior (and vastly so) but their infrastructure had crumbled. Think of a soldier with a weapon as a bullet...and infrastructure as the gun.
(as a short aside, the romans understood the power of a spear or dart sized projectile, they used them frequently, an atlatl is just a sort of lever that adds power to the throw)
(as a short aside, the romans understood the power of a spear or dart sized projectile, they used them frequently, an atlatl is just a sort of lever that adds power to the throw)
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