| in ancient time, arrows and spears fly with very low velocity, and can be easily avoided if you look straight up and hold you shield ready.
and even back in 2000 years ago. It is not possible for humans to slash and stab for hours (even today's top athelics cannot do that). A typical battle probably lasts no more than 10 min and one side will break, that is the result learned from digging on the old battle field. |