Battle Formations

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Across
  1. 2. A defensive formation used when soldiers were surrounded
  2. 3. The Roman formation borrowed from the Greeks, standing shoulder to shoulder
  3. 6. Roman dagger used as a last resort
  4. 7. Defensive formation that looks like a tortoise
  5. 8. Roman short sword used in close combat
Down
  1. 1. Soldiers who were the most experienced and attacked after the hastati
  2. 3. Roman soldiers threw these before charging
  3. 4. Young, inexperienced soldiers who fought first
  4. 5. Roman formation shaped like a triangle used to break enemy lines