Deadliest Warrior: Rajput versus Roman Centurion

[eric_hinkle]

Well, this contest makes slightly more sense than the previous ones. And thus far they've shown some scary work with a katar (punch dagger/short sword) that went right through Roman-style chain and the pig carcass they had it on. You should've seen the blood! I've heard of blood described as being "heart's black" before, but until now I never saw

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[eric_hinkle]

The Romans were never much for archery themselves. They typically used auxiliaries for that from the rest of the Empire. And yes, melee combat was more their forte than archery.

[eric_hinkle]

The oldest mode of Roman combat was something rather like the phalanx, AFAIK, but they eventually "loosened it up" into the classic legion formation.