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01-17-2008, 04:40 AM

What about javelin throwers in the Auxilliaries. If the Pila were so superior to an ordinary javelin, wouldn't the generals have wanted their javelin chucking skirmishers to have them?

Certainly the hasta for melee combat, though.

Marcus Julius Germanus
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spear or pilum? - by vergilius - 01-16-2008, 12:59 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by M. Demetrius - 01-16-2008, 04:59 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Jasper Oorthuys - 01-16-2008, 06:12 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 01-16-2008, 06:13 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by arklore70 - 01-16-2008, 06:17 PM

Javelins? - by Marcus Julius - 01-17-2008, 04:40 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by M. Demetrius - 01-17-2008, 04:59 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Marcus Julius - 01-17-2008, 05:35 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by vergilius - 01-17-2008, 07:54 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by vergilius - 01-17-2008, 10:48 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Matthew Amt - 01-17-2008, 03:17 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 01-17-2008, 04:03 PM

Spear or Pila - by Paullus Scipio - 01-18-2008, 03:52 AM

Re: Spear or Pila - by Robert Vermaat - 01-18-2008, 07:36 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Matthew Amt - 01-18-2008, 05:43 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Crispvs - 01-18-2008, 06:16 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by vergilius - 01-21-2008, 02:42 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Nerva - 01-21-2008, 04:34 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by M. CVRIVS ALEXANDER - 01-21-2008, 06:17 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 01-21-2008, 06:43 PM

Re: Spear or Pila - by D B Campbell - 01-21-2008, 07:55 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by M. Demetrius - 01-21-2008, 07:59 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 01-21-2008, 08:02 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by M. Demetrius - 01-21-2008, 08:18 PM

Pilum or Spear? - weapon types - by Paullus Scipio - 01-22-2008, 06:51 AM

Spear or Pilum? - by Paullus Scipio - 01-22-2008, 07:29 AM

Livy - by Robert Vermaat - 01-22-2008, 11:01 AM

Curtius Rufus - by Robert Vermaat - 01-22-2008, 11:02 AM

Vegetius - by Robert Vermaat - 01-22-2008, 11:03 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Crispvs - 01-22-2008, 01:08 PM

Arrian - by Robert Vermaat - 01-22-2008, 01:13 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 01-22-2008, 01:16 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by M. CVRIVS ALEXANDER - 01-22-2008, 01:35 PM

Flavius Josephus - by Robert Vermaat - 01-22-2008, 01:35 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 01-22-2008, 01:40 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by M. CVRIVS ALEXANDER - 01-22-2008, 01:52 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 01-22-2008, 03:17 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by M. CVRIVS ALEXANDER - 01-22-2008, 03:50 PM

Re: Arrian - by D B Campbell - 01-22-2008, 09:05 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 01-22-2008, 09:10 PM

Spear or Pilum? - ancient weapon names - by Paullus Scipio - 01-23-2008, 01:16 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 01-23-2008, 07:54 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 01-23-2008, 07:58 AM

Spear or pilum? - by Paullus Scipio - 01-23-2008, 10:21 AM

Re: Spear or pilum? - by D B Campbell - 01-23-2008, 11:50 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 01-23-2008, 04:00 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Senovara - 01-23-2008, 06:38 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert - 01-23-2008, 08:43 PM

Spear or Pilum? - by Paullus Scipio - 01-24-2008, 04:09 AM

Re: Spear or Pilum? - by D B Campbell - 01-24-2008, 03:03 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Senovara - 01-24-2008, 06:54 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert - 01-24-2008, 08:21 PM

Spear or Pilum - by Paullus Scipio - 01-25-2008, 07:22 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by D B Campbell - 01-25-2008, 11:43 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Paulus Claudius Damianus - 01-25-2008, 12:34 PM

Spear or Pila? - by Paullus Scipio - 01-25-2008, 05:28 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert - 01-25-2008, 06:03 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by maarten - 01-25-2008, 08:15 PM

Spear or Pila ? - by Paullus Scipio - 01-25-2008, 11:12 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert - 01-26-2008, 12:41 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by M. Demetrius - 01-26-2008, 03:11 PM

Re: Spear or Pilum - by D B Campbell - 01-26-2008, 07:34 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 01-27-2008, 12:16 PM

Spear or Pilum? - by Paullus Scipio - 01-28-2008, 07:26 AM

Re: Spear or Pilum - by Robert Vermaat - 01-31-2008, 06:39 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 01-31-2008, 06:45 PM

Spear or pila? - by Paullus Scipio - 01-31-2008, 08:52 PM

Re: Spear or pila? - by Robert Vermaat - 02-01-2008, 12:19 AM

Spear or Pilum? - by Paullus Scipio - 02-01-2008, 01:41 AM

Re: Spear or Pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 02-01-2008, 09:02 AM

Spear or Pila? - by Paullus Scipio - 02-04-2008, 03:26 AM

Re: Spear or Pila? - by Robert Vermaat - 02-04-2008, 09:48 AM

Spear or Pilum? - by Paullus Scipio - 02-15-2008, 07:06 AM

Re: Spear or Pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 02-16-2008, 04:42 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert Vermaat - 03-09-2008, 08:11 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert - 04-12-2008, 07:22 PM

Spear and Pilum - by Paullus Scipio - 04-13-2008, 01:39 AM

Re: spear or pilum? - by Robert - 04-13-2008, 12:36 PM

Re: spear or pilum? - by cjasper_fernandez07 - 04-13-2008, 12:55 PM

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