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The Gauls would fight naked in the snow against their enemies [0]. "This practice was common to the Gauls Aul Cellius Lib ix cap 13 quotes the account of the G
by mrkstu 7y ago
The Gauls would fight naked in the snow against their enemies [0].
"This practice was common to the Gauls Aul Cellius Lib ix cap 13 quotes the account of the Gaul who fought with Manlius whom he describes as nudus practer soutum et gladi's duos torque atque armillis decoratus; and Plutarch in Mario tells us the Cimbri went naked among the snow of the Alps to shew their enemies how much they defied the cold."
[0] https://books.google.com/books?id=Wl2jgA9j5UkC&pg=PA800&lpg=PA800&dq=gauls+fighting+naked+%22snow%22&source=bl&ots=-2OdoUM9O_&sig=ACfU3U0bNH8cixCFPy54DPyGlvqhayVAag&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjP0aeovYToAhXimq0KHTH_DFkQ6AEwB3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=gauls%20fighting%20naked%20%22snow%22&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=Wl2jgA9j5UkC&pg=PA800&lpg=...