Heyyoguy123 t1_j1mthdn wrote on December 25, 2022 at 6:21 PM Reply to comment by bluelion70 in How did the Romans manage to arm most of their soldiers with swords? by Horror_in_Vacuum If I remember correctly, even peasant levies were able to afford or make their own spears, they wouldn’t necessarily bring farming equipment because a spear would be much more effective while being feasible to obtain Permalink Parent 2
Heyyoguy123 t1_j1mthdn wrote
Reply to comment by bluelion70 in How did the Romans manage to arm most of their soldiers with swords? by Horror_in_Vacuum
If I remember correctly, even peasant levies were able to afford or make their own spears, they wouldn’t necessarily bring farming equipment because a spear would be much more effective while being feasible to obtain