PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoLate Roman legionary re-enactor with plumbata, lead-weighted darts that replaced the javelinlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down10
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkLate Roman legionary re-enactor with plumbata, lead-weighted darts that replaced the javelinlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoQuestions like that are often hotly debated in experimental archeology! My thinking is high, in a parabola, as they were meant as harassing weapons, but as far as I know there’s no consensus.
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoI mean, they are versatile, so they probably had different tactics that suited various engagements.
Questions like that are often hotly debated in experimental archeology! My thinking is high, in a parabola, as they were meant as harassing weapons, but as far as I know there’s no consensus.
I mean, they are versatile, so they probably had different tactics that suited various engagements.