PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoI’ve never seen any evidence that said they replaced the javelin. More of a supplement or alternative.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months 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.