11-21-2016, 09:50 AM
(11-06-2016, 05:23 AM)JHCS Wrote: Hello! We are two students from New Zealand currently doing a high-school research project for our Classics/Latin class. Our project is based on the following question:
To what extent has Roman military combat equipment and accompanying tactics influenced that which is used in modern day riot control?
I think the South Koreans explicitly say they are following Roman style tactics (or there's a YouTube video say that).
The shield just tends to come out in various shapes. The simplest shape is either round, or because the human body is fairly constant in width a rectangle - which for strength is curved.
The main reason for the similarity, is that the police are trying to stop a crowd from breaking through their ranks. The main difference is that the Roman front line would stab with their gladius - however, if you are struggling to push back a crowd, it would be difficult to use a weapon at the same time, so the difference would be much less than some above imagine.
Now we've helped you, where can we see this project when it is finished?
Oh the grand oh Duke Suetonius, he had a Roman legion, he galloped rushed down to (a minor settlement called) Londinium then he galloped rushed back again. Londinium Bridge is falling down, falling down ... HOLD IT ... change of plans, we're leaving the bridge for Boudica and galloping rushing north.
