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A New Blog!

It's a new micro-poetry blog by  Teresa Evangeline called Bayou Summer.    "Each day I will be posting a poem with an image." The link: bayou summer

Basement Window Tiki Guards

Over ten years ago I put these figures on a basement windowsill.  For all that time I only glanced at them as I walked passed.

Ancient Roman Soldier Combat Weapons -the Pilum and Other Projectiles

The Pilum was a javelin w ith a hard steel head attached to a soft neck. It was designed to bend once it landed if it did not hit an enemy soldier. If the pilum missed the target it would bend over making it useless. This way it could not be thrown back at the Roman soldier. If the  pilum would penetrate the enemy shield the soft neck would bend over.  Removing the head of the pilum from the shield would take too much time, so both pilum and shield were then thrown away leaving the man defenseless.  http://www.jaysromanhistory.com/romeweb/romarmy/equip.htm When Roman Soldiers confronted their nemesis in battle, they would typically throw the Javelins first trying to take out their enemy before they had to face them head on. When they did have to face their enemy head on, this is when they would draw their Ancient Gladius Sword. The Roman Warrior usually led with their Scutum (shield) and used their sword as a weapon for thrusting attacks. Many

Ancient Roman Soldier Combat Weapons -the Gladius

I'm not sure why ancient Roman warriors fascinate me.  Maybe it's just that they were the best military force for over a thousand years! I'm against violence but there must be a bit of violence in the human genetic makeup.  The evidence is the almost constant state of war we are in, the excitement of battle, movies, video games... All glorify murder! I took most of the information from various websites but mosly from: http://www.jaysromanhistory.com/romeweb/romarmy/equip.htm Gladius ( Short thrusting Sword) "Roman battle tactics called for close - ordered, disciplined troops fighting as a team as opposed to individual heroics as used by many of their enemies.  Trained soldiers, standing shoulder to shoulder for twenty minutes at a time, methodically killing their opponents.  When an occasional lucky stroke by a barbarian warrior brought down a Roman soldier, another of his brethren immediately stepped forward to fill his spot.  When the twenty minu

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