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Brace for impact! Parthian cataphracts overrun a Roman formation

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  • Wait, why are there spikes on the inside of the shields? Are they stupid?

    • Arrows embedded in the shields - the Parthians were notoriously good horse archers, and by some accounts, their arrows punched right through Roman shields, at least some of the time!

      • Ah, I see. Love the attention to detail, like the soldier scratching his back in the middle of the frame!