TITLE:        Why Did Roman Soldiers Bend Their Sword Tips
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Roman legionaries would intentionally heat and bend the tips of their gladius

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FULL SCRIPT:
Roman legionaries would intentionally heat and bend the tips of their gladius swords before the Battle of Alesia in 52 BC. You see, when they stabbed enemy shields, the bent tips would hook and prevent Gallic warriors from pulling the swords out and reusing them against the Romans. But, the dulled curved blades often failed to penetrate armor, making this tactic effective for disarming enemies, but deadly for close combat.

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TIMED:
[000.00] Roman legionaries would intentionally
[001.80] heat and bend the tips of their gladius
[003.68] swords before the Battle of Alesia in 52
[006.16] BC. You see, when they stabbed enemy
[008.40] shields, the bent tips would hook and
[010.44] prevent Gallic warriors from pulling the
[012.20] swords out and reusing them against the
[014.20] Romans. But, the dulled curved blades
[016.36] often failed to penetrate armor, making
[018.28] this tactic effective for disarming
[020.00] enemies, but deadly for close combat.
