In ancient combat, except in defeat, the wounded were few in number.

But let us look at man himself in ancient combat and in modern.

This faltering is studied in ancient combat.

This battle shows the confidence of the soldier in the material rank in ancient combat, as assuring support and mutual assistance.

In ancient combat, the soldier was controlled by the leader in engagements; now that fighting is open, the soldier cannot be controlled.

Death in ancient combat was not as horrible as in the modern battle where the flesh is mangled, slashed by artillery fire.

Served by his marvelous historical gifts, he studied the laws of ancient combat in the poorly interpreted but innumerable documents of the past.

In all ancient combat, even in victory achieved by methods which affected the morale, such methods are always effective, for man does not change.

We have mentioned Cannae and Pharsalus, we shall study in them the mechanism and the morale of ancient combat, two things which cannot be separated.

Only he knew that in whatever way the ancient combats must be held he was ready!

"I," said Escrick, "the ancient combat of the lists, with the mace and the dagger."