Why did the Roman army refuse to use archers

imagine the most powerful army of the ancient world marching in perfect formation and deliberately leaving behind one of the deadliest weapons known to humanity,

while persians, parthians, and macedonians built entire armies around archers capable of covering the sky with arrows.

the tactics of the roman army pointed in a completely opposite direction: iron, shields,

and the will to look the enemy in the eyes.

why did the romans not use archers as a central element of their warfare? the answer reveals something profound about the history of the roman army,

a philosophy of combat built on honor, discipline, and absolute mastery of the space between two men.

in this video we will explore how the roman army worked from the inside,

why the romans preferred infantry above everything else.