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Late Roman legionary re-enactor with plumbata, lead-weighted darts that replaced the javelin (lemmy.world)
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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

Cost savings measure. In addition to being heavy for the troops to carry, it was expensive to make.