08-30-2003, 07:47 AM
Hi David,<br>
The fragmenting option was something I had thought about as well. But let's face it, these weapons received teir name (plumbata) from a lead weight, not from a clay one. Nor is such a material ever descibed by sources, nor the fragmenting option.<br>
All in all, that leaves the case for clay as a normal manner to give weight to these missiles less acceptable.<br>
<br>
Valete,<br>
Valerius/Robert <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=vortigernstudies>Vortigern Studies</A> at: 8/30/03 3:23 pm<br></i>
The fragmenting option was something I had thought about as well. But let's face it, these weapons received teir name (plumbata) from a lead weight, not from a clay one. Nor is such a material ever descibed by sources, nor the fragmenting option.<br>
All in all, that leaves the case for clay as a normal manner to give weight to these missiles less acceptable.<br>
<br>
Valete,<br>
Valerius/Robert <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=vortigernstudies>Vortigern Studies</A> at: 8/30/03 3:23 pm<br></i>
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)