Posted on 10/14/2017 8:50:32 AM PDT by Bull Snipe
The future emperor Vespasian used proficiency with Roman artillery to rapidly reduce the Celtic hillforts in Britain during his participation in a campaign there. It helped bring him to prominence, and when he declared for the emperor job, rivals either gave in and backed him, after they peed their togas, or killed themselves. Vespasian also managed to survive the years of Nero, including an embarrassing (and potentially deadly) incident when he nodded off during one of Nero’s no-talent recitals.
interesting that the use of the bow depended on a culture and family structure specialization as bowmen, along with higher status
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