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-up1118arrow-down10
arrow-up1118arrow-down1imageLate 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-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·24 hours agoI’ve never seen any evidence that said they replaced the javelin. More of a supplement or alternative.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·24 hours agoReplaced in the sense that the plumbata became the widespread standard, not replaced in the sense that javelins were no longer used by any legionaries.
I’ve never seen any evidence that said they replaced the javelin. More of a supplement or alternative.
Replaced in the sense that the plumbata became the widespread standard, not replaced in the sense that javelins were no longer used by any legionaries.