PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoLate Roman legionary re-enactor with plumbata, lead-weighted darts that replaced the javelinlemmy.worldimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1113
arrow-up1113imageLate Roman legionary re-enactor with plumbata, lead-weighted darts that replaced the javelinlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day 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-squarePyroNeurosislinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day 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.