Join the Legions, they said, see the world, they said…

  • superkret
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    4 months ago

    The most timeless weapon in all of warfare is the shovel.

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      4 months ago

      Also the most effective. We’ll be digging ditches on Mars someday, probably.

      The Roman Legions had a lot of advantages, but one of the biggest was that they were treated as an empire-sized construction crew! Good way to keep those rowdy soldiers too busy to get into trouble, too…