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Late Roman legionary re-enactor with plumbata, lead-weighted darts that replaced the javelin (lemmy.world)

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

I mean, they are versatile, so they probably had different tactics that suited various engagements.

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