Gaesum-Soliferrum

[Caturix]

Ehemmm.... there is something that you don't find clear?

?????????? = "all iron" = Soliferrum ("Solus" = "only" + "Ferrum" = "iron" / or alternatively "Solis" = "javelin" + "Ferrum" = "iron) also called ?????? ("GAISOS" = Greek lecture for celtic term "GAESUM" ).

It's not clear to me how this text proves gaesum and soliferrum refer to the same type of spear, which is what synonymy would mean.

Really?
Can't do anything about that... but IMHO it's quite evident from the passage.

Pollux said that the "all-iron spear" is also called "gaisos"... if you want to find the latin terms "soliferrum" and "gaesum" (borrowed from Gallic) in a greek text, instead of ?????????? and ??????, I think you'll be always disappointed... :lol:

Livy wrote of Iberians hurling their soliferra (XXXIV.14). But for Pollux ?????? was Libyan and I must add Livy has also a mention of a Roman general being struck by a Carthaginian gaesum (XXVI.6)

Celts used an all-iron javelin since V B.C.

In III B.C., combining celtic influence to their iron richness, Iberians heavily used the all-iron javelin (actuallt in a more systematic way than Celts).

The Carthaginian army heavily relied on Iberian mercenaries, and heavily adopted elements form the military background of his mercenaries.