All the way with Pompey!
Chick Pea doesn't please me! :sp_ike:
Caesar is the answer!
Cicero osculates derrieres!
Cato sucks - lemons!
Antony digs Cleopatra!
theilian, he could have kept his mealy mouth shut, rather than 'I praise you, yet condemn you'. He wanted to be up front, and played all sides to suit his proclvities and the present state of affairs..
theilian, then differentiate Cicero's qualities from those of Caesar, Pompey, Augustus and Antony. They also could have taken safer courses than the 'new man' seeking to curry favor with his 'betters'.
Cavalry were also used to 'follow up' after an infantry victory.
If the pila were used to get at the faces of the enemy, then, perhaps, it was to teach a lesson to future enemies.
1. The Marshall Plan was authored by Truman. He would not have gotten it through Congress using his name because of the republiks therein.
2. mac arthur's aide would not awaken him to tell him that the gooks had attacked the South for fear of disturbing the great general.
3. JFK was a jelly donut?
Unfortunately, this kind of larceny happens all too often in museums and libraries. The documents are usually handeled by shady dealers. The losses are not discovered for years if not for decades or at all.
Are the reenactors throwing the pila with the same force that a trained legionary might? The spear will be travelling in an arc. when the point hits an object it will slow and stop. The shaft will want to continue in the same arc, but can't. It will then act as a lever and break the pin.
We'll have none of that in Britannia, thank you ...
Well, there has to be some...
Not in THIS part of Britannia!
Why do you people do this to me? You know I can't resist.