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Roman soldier fighting an Illyrian rebel in the early 1st century AD (infosec.pub)
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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Don't bring just a sword to a sword-and-shield fight

[–] ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What if it's a really big sword

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

The Romans didn't have those.