How did the Roman Empire manage to equip so many men with swords? Did they contact local smiths to make a certain amount, or was there a central sword making hub?

by Imperium_Dragon

Alkibiades415

I answered a similar question here a while back.

umopepisdn

/u/alriclofgar answered [a related question] (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/98akpu/were_there_differences_in_the_quality_of/e4kl6lw/) a few weeks ago regarding the quality of metal during and after the Roman Empire. It doesn't directly answer your question but you may be able to draw useful inferences from it.