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The most dangerous weapon in the Roman army was the Roman soldier. He was not only well armed with the sword, knife, several javelins and his shield, but he could think. He knew when to thrust with the sword, push with the shield and in which direction to turn both for protection and aggression. This was all part of his training and it made him more dangerous to the enemy than all the artillery in the legion.

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Some examples of Roman weapons include:

Gladius- sword, 18-24 in. long

Spatha, a long sword

Pilium- medium-length javelin

darts

pugio, a dagger

Scorpio - crossbow

Ballista, a crossbow-like catapult

Onager, a catapult

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Roman legionaries used two main weapons. They used javelins of varying lengths for long range, and a short pointed sword called a Gladius for close combat.

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