Pointy Stick Advice - Marian Romans

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bangorstu wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:55 pm The problem with the Warlord Romans which annoys me is the figures waving a gladius about still have another sheathed one on their belts...
So a pair of gladioli?
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Dames Ednas romans!
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I didnt know that one. I knew from somewhere the Romans reinforced their shields with iron against the Gallic swords. I didnt know about the helmet thing.
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Yes, and the classic roman sword, is Spanish Celt in design.
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Yep, and they copied metal-working methods from Spain and Gaul, they were unashamed copyists.
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Bloody hell! I'm going to stop reading LAW threads. My willpower cracked and all of a sudden I was rationalising the cancelling of SKY TV last month meant I had at least five Foundry packs worth of spare cash a month.

I now have three quarters of a Caesarian Roman army for Inf-Inf on order.
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