Tradition recounts that Longinus, a Roman centurion, pierced the side of Jesus with this very spear during the crucifixion.
Archaeologists found the skeletons of 19 Roman soldiers, complete with all their weapons and armor — including the scutum — in a tunnel under a fortification tower. While these soldiers may ...
For fighting at a distance, a Roman soldier would throw a long, iron-tipped spear, called a pilum, made to bend when it hit the target. Which meant the enemy couldn’t pick up the spear and throw ...
The Roman army gets its charm from ... with what kind of melee ships you want your soldiers on. Yeah, there are horse riders that wield swords and spears, and there are horse riders that wield ...