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The Romans soldiers had short sword called gladius hispaniensis, a heavy javelin called the pilum (plural pilae) six plumbatae (singular plumbata, derived from plumbum, which means lead) clipped to the back of the shield and a dagger called pugio. Later the spatha, a long sword was used at first by the cavalry and than by the infantry as well.
The Romans also had a crossbow-like catapult (the ballista) and a sling type of catapult, the onager. The ballista was also developed into a hand-held weapon.
The early Roman army was divided into a heavy infantry which had a thrusting spear, the hasta (plural hastae) and a sword which was probably called ensis, and light infantry which used with short javelins called verutum(plural veruta).
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Roman shields were used in battle to protect from arrows and swords etc.
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What is a roman spear used for?
fighting in battle hunting and other things like that
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What object was a signal for the commencement of a battle For the ancient Romans?
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For the ancient Romans what object was used as signal for the commencement of a battle?
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What is a roman spear used for?
fighting in battle hunting and other things like that
What was 3 of the roman soldiers duties?
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What is the Roman name for the god of battle?
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What object was a signal for the commencement of a battle For the ancient Romans?
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Aerophone
The Roman cornu was a brass instrument used by the Roman army for commanding troops in battle. It falls under the instrument classification of?
Aerophone
The Roman cornu was a brass instrument used by the Roman army for commanding troops in battle. It falls under the instrument classification of .?
Aerophone
