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Late Roman legionary re-enactor with plumbata, lead-weighted darts that replaced the javelin (lemmy.world)
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[–] superkret@feddit.org 5 points 1 year ago

You throw them in a straight line at short range, mostly at the horses of cavalry charging at you.