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Hollywood only knows one thing about Roman tactics, and that's TESTUDO (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 50 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Explanation: The testudo formation was a distinctively Roman and very useful formation - but not in close combat. It was very much a niche tactic for a Roman unit to defend itself when under heavy missile fire - it is explicitly noted by contemporary writers to have been unsuited for a melee. Hollywood never got the memo.

[–] xep@fedia.io 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It just looks cool, okay?

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That explains why police love it so much.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Roxanne, you don't have to use your shield tonight.