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The Roman Testudo, or tortoise formation, was a defensive tactic ... ever tactical masterpieces. During the battle, in 216 BCE., Hannibal’s army lured Roman forces into advancing too far forward.
“They have various different battle wounds, which rules out execution ... the nails used in distinctive Roman military shoes known as caligae. The most indicative clue came from a rusty dagger ...
The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman ... during battle rather than the result of execution – the punishment for military cowardice ...
A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the first-century Roman Empire, likely the bodies of warriors in a battle involving ... event in a military context” and evidence ...
"They have various different battle wounds, which rules out execution ... the nails used in distinctive Roman military shoes known as caligae. The most indicative clue came from a rusty dagger ...