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In an article about the Column of Trajan I read that the Romans temporarily adopted arm armor (like that used by some gladiators) during the Dacian War because some of the allies of the Dacians were known for cutting off arms in battle - "disarming" their enemies.
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The Romans "borrowed" the Carthaginian trireme to win the Punic wars, using one that had been "beached" as a model.
They added a "corvus" or hook, to allow them to board, since they were better at land fighting.