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Hadrian's Walls
During 122 AD, the Roman empire had stopped expanding. Concerned about invaders, the Roman lead Hadrians wanted a wall built to separate the Roman from the Barbarians. Men from all over the empire volunteered to built this 73 miles long wall. The wall was 10 to 8 feet wide. It took 6 years to complete the wall. There were ditches all around the wall for easy access.
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During 122 AD, the Roman empire had stopped expanding. Concerned about invaders, the Roman lead Hadrians wanted a wall built to separate the Roman from the Barbarians. Men from all over the empire volunteered to built this 73 miles long wall. The wall was 10 to 8 feet wide. It took 6 years to complete the wall. There were ditches all around the wall for easy access.
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Scutum
Latin for the word shield. It was 10 kg and was big rectangular like shape. This shield is made of 3 different layers of wood with some metal in the center. It's light enough to be held with one hand. Its shape will give the person holding it the best coverage possible. The early versions of shield would fall apart too easily. Certain weapons could easily penetrate it. The shape of the shape also gave perfect coverage when soldiers would go into their tortoise formation.
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Latin for the word shield. It was 10 kg and was big rectangular like shape. This shield is made of 3 different layers of wood with some metal in the center. It's light enough to be held with one hand. Its shape will give the person holding it the best coverage possible. The early versions of shield would fall apart too easily. Certain weapons could easily penetrate it. The shape of the shape also gave perfect coverage when soldiers would go into their tortoise formation.
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