Cum ante illum imperatorem maximis clipeis, brevibus hastis, minutis gladiis uterentur, ille e contrario peltam pro parma fecit'a quo postea peltastae pedites appellantur'ut ad motus concursusque essent leviores, hastae modum duplicavit, gladios longiores fecit.
While before he became commander they used very large shields, short spears and little swords, he on the contrary exchanged peltae, or Thracian shields, for the round ones (for which reason the infantry have since been called peltasts), in order that the soldiers might move and charge more easily when less burdened. He doubled the length of the spear and increased that of the swords;
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