Urbs Aeterna

Quoted from "Geminus"

Well when i play RTW i find the triarii verry usefull when my legion is being crushed i bring em out and they save me. I find them amazingly good against cavalry and elephants so u cant really say there was no reason for them. You need a way to take out the horses and elephants.

Quoted from "Darithorn"

Actually, the Romans used the Triarii as a back-up troop. They weren't a frontline troop, they were stationed in the back. When the general told the Triarii to start fighting everyone would know that this was the Roman's last line of men. Just a bit of history information there.

Quoted from "Geminus"

yes i play RTW and idk its just how the romans worked. The later romans didnt used triarii they just used different strategy im not sure what time period they did that but once they did all the troops used pilum not sure what time period your making this in. Im really only good at early roman history.

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Well when i play RTW i find the triarii verry usefull when my legion is being crushed i bring em out and they save me. I find them amazingly good against cavalry and elephants so u cant really say there was no reason for them. You need a way to take out the horses and elephants.