@stillgray I love breaking down such hypothetical battles. Normally they involve fictional characters on the #WhoWouldWinShow, but this will be interesting.
While Antifa are rioters, the Roman Legionnaires are soldiers. The vast majority of Antifa are not trained killers, not skilled in
While Antifa are rioters, the Roman Legionnaires are soldiers. The vast majority of Antifa are not trained killers, not skilled in
@stillgray armed and unarmed combat like the Roman Legionnaires were. Their weapons are generally not as lethal either (though some do sport guns). They do not have the killer instinct, nor the physicality of the Roman Legionnaires. This latter point is crucial to understanding how this
@stillgray battle will go down. Ontogeny has a lot to say about one's physical capabilities. The more physical one's upbringing, the more potential for physicality one has. This is why workers in the Industrial revolution worked with 40-pound hammers all day, and why Neanderthals were 2-3
@stillgray times stronger than modern humans (a Neanderthal woman, with training, would beat a modern male heavyweight arm wrestling champion, even one who far outweighed her. See Peter McAllister's "Manthropology" for more info on the subject). The Romans were on average not as tall as
@stillgray modern Americans (5 feet 5 to 5 feet 9 respectively. Roman soldiers were about 5 feet 7), but they more than made up for this with far superior physicality, greater strength, speed and agility. 1 on 1, a Legionnaire would kill an Antifa member in about a few seconds.
@stillgray Along with this, the Roman Legionnaires were also FAR more disciplined than Antifa, fearing their commanding officers far more than their enemies on the battlefield. Indeed, they kept this discipline even when facing ferocious Celts, which were taller on average than modern
@stillgray Americans (6 foot or above. Some tribes possibly 6 feet 4 on average or so). So Antifa wont be intimidating Romans Legionnaires anytime soon.
So, who wins?
Unless Antifa brings guns to this battle, they have no chance. Even with that, most Antifa don't sport guns, and Roman
So, who wins?
Unless Antifa brings guns to this battle, they have no chance. Even with that, most Antifa don't sport guns, and Roman
@stillgray Legionnaires are FAR more trained and FAR more skilled with their weapons than Antifa are with guns, and while some Antifa carry lethal weapons, the Roman Legionnaires ALL carried lethal weapons, which included javelins and other projectiles.
Given this, I conclude...
Given this, I conclude...
@stillgray ROMAN LEGIONNAIRES CONQUER ANTIFA!!!!
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