07-30-2010, 03:51 PM
Hi Moi,
Quote:I realise that it can be thrown both ways, that's why I would be interested in the clarifcation of the method used on this occasion .No source actually describes how a plumbata was thrown, but modern tests have established that larger distances can be reached with the underarm throw.
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)