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J_G_E t1_j19rrz2 wrote

Reply to comment by 2Mike2022 in How did the Romans manage to arm most of their soldiers with swords? by Horror_in_Vacuum

>The Romans always fortified the camps they made and a short sword could be used to aid in digging cutting post even firewood if needed.

I know this may be a shock, but the romans has invented the axe, and the shovel.

what you're saying is roughly on par with saying that an F1 racecar can also be used for towing a caravan,

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ThoDanII t1_j1bhsng wrote

and they had sophisticated entrenching tools

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