The army that the Empire built in rome was one of the most successful armies in the world. So it serves to prove that they were really successful in battle for many years. They also had many really cool weapons and ways to use the weapons. They are really fascinating people from our history in the ancient Roman Empire. Their strength derived from their prowess and skill from training. The sica was used by a thrax (Thracian Gladiator). With a long 16 -18 inch long blade, it is also depicted as a curved sword. The spatha was a long sword, with a 75 cm long blade, it was similar to the sica but more deadly. It was sharpened more easily The trident was a fork like sword with two short swords on the side then one long sword in the middle. The trident could also be used for fishing. Gladiators used their weapons
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A blacksmith makes many weapons for people and they can get a lot of business to from making craft weapons. The role of a blacksmith is to make tools and armoury for the public. Every once in awhile, a tool or weapon came out exactly right.
The Romans wore helmets made out of leather and was later strengthened by bronze or gold and could withstand many hits to the head and deflect the sword or arrow. You will often see pictures of people wearing the helmets with a “broom” on top of the helmet is made of horsehair to make them look taller and this will send the enemies running to the hills.
There are many different types of helmets that roman wore like the coolus and the montefortino and the imperial gallic helmets. The Roman army went to war with their helmets and other armor like the chestplate and shin guards. The Roman army was very protected in their armor and very rarely got killed (if they were good enough in battle)
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A blacksmith makes many weapons for people and they can get a lot of business to from making craft weapons. The role of a blacksmith is to make tools and armoury for the public. Every once in awhile, a tool or weapon came out exactly right.
The Romans wore helmets made out of leather and was later strengthened by bronze or gold and could withstand many hits to the head and deflect the sword or arrow. You will often see pictures of people wearing the helmets with a “broom” on top of the helmet is made of horsehair to make them look taller and this will send the enemies running to the hills.
There are many different types of helmets that roman wore like the coolus and the montefortino and the imperial gallic helmets. The Roman army went to war with their helmets and other armor like the chestplate and shin guards. The Roman army was very protected in their armor and very rarely got killed (if they were good enough in battle)
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