Later Steel became the main use for spear heads, forging a spear head although was not easy.
It would start with some high carbon, low carbon, and pure iron into a crucible, that was capped off with a clay cap, completely sealed from oxygen. Then is put on the bottom base of the smelting forge, the forge is thus ignited and supplied consistently for 5-8 hours …show more content…
Almost all Roman soldiers were armed with a spear or pike, shield, and a short sword. And because of the spear, many formations were created around it for defense and offense, to deflect arrows or to charge the enemy. With the superiority of the Roman spear, many times Persian or Greek soldiers would use fallen Roman spears against