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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