03-21-2007, 08:23 AM
That stuff from the 'weak tips' belongs to the myths around the pilum, but even so i suspect that mary tips/shafts were damaged on impact.
The anonymous inventor of the 4th c. who wrote De rebus bellicis wanted to add caltrops to the weapon, but so far none of these have been found..
The anonymous inventor of the 4th c. who wrote De rebus bellicis wanted to add caltrops to the weapon, but so far none of these have been found..
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)