Chapter 114
The casualties for the Etruscan were rising as the Roman leves were doing a good job picking off enemy hoplites on the walls. The main problem they were facing was ammunition as they simply didn't have enough to keep up the hails of spears forever. Luckily, Emperor Galba had anticipated this so he ordered craftsmen to work close to the walls as they made new spears to supply the Roman leves.
Resources were stockpiled as soon as there were activities between Roman and Etruscan borders. Selected few young men were to get the spears and deliver them atop the walls so the Roman leves could focus on the battle at hand. However, the leves were still firing their spears faster than the rate at which the craftsmen could make them so the Roman hastati atop the walls would eventually see action.
The casualties for the Etruscan were rising as the Roman leves were doing a good job picking off enemy hoplites on the walls. The main problem they were facing was ammunition as they simply didn't have enough to keep up the hails of spears forever. Luckily, Emperor Galba had anticipated this so he ordered craftsmen to work close to the walls as they made new spears to supply the Roman leves.
Resources were stockpiled as soon as there were activities between Roman and Etruscan borders. Selected few young men were to get the spears and deliver them atop the walls so the Roman leves could focus on the battle at hand. However, the leves were still firing their spears faster than the rate at which the craftsmen could make them so the Roman hastati atop the walls would eventually see action.