06-09-2004, 05:06 AM
Hi John,<br>
<br>
Please, pictures! It's for an article that I'm doing, and maybe a few for RAT as well? I also asked Sandra but it seems there aren't many pictures about in your group? I really wish we could join you at Stoneleigh but the possibility is remote this year.<br>
<br>
It's good to hear that most users have the same experiences. (Apart, maybe, from those who use the plumbatae made by len Morgan, which are built to last several throws through a different design).<br>
<br>
I have a strong feeling that plumbatae were meant to break or bend when thrown, like pila, to prevent re-use by the enemy.<br>
<br>
In a recent discussion with Roger White, we tried to establish how on earth the Wroxeter plumbatae managed to get into the most recent layers (Y, Z and II - directly under the topsoil) which are dated to the late 6th and 7th centuries! We both agreed that the Wroxeter plumbatae (8 so far - a real hotspot) are to be dated to the 4th century though.<br>
<br>
Valete,<br>
Valerius/Robert <p></p><i></i>
<br>
Please, pictures! It's for an article that I'm doing, and maybe a few for RAT as well? I also asked Sandra but it seems there aren't many pictures about in your group? I really wish we could join you at Stoneleigh but the possibility is remote this year.<br>
<br>
It's good to hear that most users have the same experiences. (Apart, maybe, from those who use the plumbatae made by len Morgan, which are built to last several throws through a different design).<br>
<br>
I have a strong feeling that plumbatae were meant to break or bend when thrown, like pila, to prevent re-use by the enemy.<br>
<br>
In a recent discussion with Roger White, we tried to establish how on earth the Wroxeter plumbatae managed to get into the most recent layers (Y, Z and II - directly under the topsoil) which are dated to the late 6th and 7th centuries! We both agreed that the Wroxeter plumbatae (8 so far - a real hotspot) are to be dated to the 4th century though.<br>
<br>
Valete,<br>
Valerius/Robert <p></p><i></i>
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)