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• TITLE: Roman Manipular Warfare as a Mega-Weapon of Antiquity

  AUTHORS: Andrey Krakovsky

  KEYWORDS: Roman Warfare, Battlefield Tactics, Manipular Legion, Nonlinear Response

  JOURNAL NAME: Voice of the Publisher, Vol.7 No.4, December 17, 2021

  ABSTRACT: We present a coherent picture of the functioning of a Roman infantry legion based on a systematic procedure of finding weak points in the enemy formation as a destination for persistent attacks. We conjecture that this tactic was a robust and resource-efficient way to victory. Its discovery could be one of the primary reasons for developing a manipular legion, a unique way of fighting that shaped Roman warfare.