Transcript Rome VS Goguryeo

By Edward
Pilium
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Armor looks like
scales of fish
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Used both shields
and spears
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Equipped swords
for their subweapon
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Lighter armor, big
circular shield
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Most of equitas were
hired soldiers
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Minority of army
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Required Roman
citizenship
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Used spear, and subweapon was sword
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Wore plate armor
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Wooden shield,
javelin
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Wore animal skin, or
metal helmet
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Superior velites with
better armor called
‘Auxiliary’
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37 B.C ~ 668 A.D
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Monarch – governed
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Adapted Buddhism
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Huge influence over
ancient Asia
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Covering body with
strong metal
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Destroyed formation
of opponent’s troops
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Small number of
selected people
W…WOW
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Less – equipped than
Gaemamusa.
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Attacked side of the
army, escaping
soldiers
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Some of them were
archeries.
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Length of spear was
3~4 meter.
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Attacked horse
soldiers
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Some spearmen
used short, curved
spear
Excavated axe
Recovered shape
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Length of axe was
(estimation) 1 meter
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Attacked spearmen,
heavily – armed
soldiers
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Used swords as their
sub – weapon
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Used swords of 1.2m
and small shield.
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Protected horsemen
from side
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Trained for rough
hand – to –hand
fight
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Usually placed at the
back of soldier line
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Attacked foot soldier
and horsemen
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Some of them used
crossbows.
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Formation against
horsemen
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Form square that
guard every course
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Put gladius between
shield and shield
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Throwing pilum to
their opponents
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Specially trained to
throw pilum
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Covered bottom and
put spears
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Most common
formation
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Used to thrust
opponent
Incredible
speed
Exorbitantly strong
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One of the most
famous formation
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Used to approach
castle
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Not used commonly
Many documents
related to tactics of the
Goguryeo were
eliminated due to bad
preservation and war.
Opponent
Goguryeo
Gaemamusa
rush to
side of
opponent
While Gaemamusa
fighting, horsemen
attack center of
opponent
Mounted
troops
pass enemy’s
army
When horsemen penetrated
opponent, rest of army
begin attack
Then, all soldiers assault
in 4 directions, and archers
supports from behind
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Speed
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Tactics
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Defense
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Offense
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Some other points
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Rome
33km per day
 Goguryeo
72km per day
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Basically breastplate
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Resistant to swords
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Weak at spear, axe,
and arrows
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Very good to move
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Covering from head
to foot
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Resistant to swords
and arrows
These were the cheat, actually
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Advanced standoff
weapon
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Enough to smash
formation
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At mountain,
overwhelmingly
superior
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Advanced weapons
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Tactically
predominant