Have you ever bin in a fist fight? Its safe to say most people put most of there efforts into defending themselves. The roman scutum for example was huge, and offered maximum protection. This implies that the romans maintained defence positions, at almost every point of the battle. Most battles would not have had many casualties until the route/retreat of the enemy. Most armies, most likely advanced but checked their pace due to how fast the other army was going, due to the fact that most lines probably met at a slow pace, due to human nature. In all seriousness how long do you think you could melee? The romans carried 2 pilum for one reason, the fact that when both lines back off they could effectively disable other mens defence armor, shield ect. most missile weapons weren't exaclty for killing, they were designed to make it impossible to hold your shield, because of the irregular balance of weight do to missiles, to make you drop your shield and make infantry engagements go quiker.
The real casualties unlike hollywood probably wouldn't happen until one side turned and ran.
I got all this info from a book called Canae, i read up on all this stuff alot, I just don't understand why some people not accusing anyone but some people think back then their human morals were any different then ours, people value their life even the 300 spartans did, not every battle is one you need to die in and im sure there is a ton of people who would die for there country, but I have a hard time believing that people would run straight at the enemy, trying to knock him over at the beginning. Its easier to picture officers urgering scared soldiers to engage again, and trying to get fresh bodies at the front line
I think thats a fair statement?
The real casualties unlike hollywood probably wouldn't happen until one side turned and ran.
I got all this info from a book called Canae, i read up on all this stuff alot, I just don't understand why some people not accusing anyone but some people think back then their human morals were any different then ours, people value their life even the 300 spartans did, not every battle is one you need to die in and im sure there is a ton of people who would die for there country, but I have a hard time believing that people would run straight at the enemy, trying to knock him over at the beginning. Its easier to picture officers urgering scared soldiers to engage again, and trying to get fresh bodies at the front line
I think thats a fair statement?
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