05-13-2014, 05:29 PM
Hi Michael,
To return to this one, can it be a javelin head or is it too small for that?
Quote: I have scrolled through this thread to see if I could find anything on the comparative sizes of plumbatae but, if it was there, I missed it. This latest example seems too big.It's large, sure, but I have in the database 4 that are longer, 3 of them with a lead weight.
Quote: I may be a purist and in danger of throwing out the baby with the bathwater but I would be inclined to say, "No lead weight, no plumbata" and rule out the 'doubtfuls'.I'd say you are fully entitled to that position, in fact I think you are right. In any forthcoming article I will of course mention that we can only be sure of the ones with a lead weight (or a weight alone), before discussing the others which we can't be sure of.
To return to this one, can it be a javelin head or is it too small for that?
Robert Vermaat
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THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
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