11-23-2016, 07:47 AM
The usual additions to the plumbata database:
Currently there are 171 published finds:
31 from Serbia
30 from Britain
15 from Austria
15 from Slovenia
14 from France
12 from Italy
10 from Hungary (up from 9)
9 from Croatia
7 from Germany
7 from Switzerland
5 from Georgia/Abchasia
4 from Rumania
3 from Bulgaria
3 from Greece
2 from Liechtenstein
2 from The Netherlands
1 from Belgium
1 from Slovakia
74 from doubtful or unprovenanced origins (up from 72)
Total 245
One new (unfortunately unprovenanced) example is from the Balkans, location unknown. What seems to be a torqued shaft and an unusually four-bladed head. Length is 169mm, weight just 55 grams.
Currently there are 171 published finds:
31 from Serbia
30 from Britain
15 from Austria
15 from Slovenia
14 from France
12 from Italy
10 from Hungary (up from 9)
9 from Croatia
7 from Germany
7 from Switzerland
5 from Georgia/Abchasia
4 from Rumania
3 from Bulgaria
3 from Greece
2 from Liechtenstein
2 from The Netherlands
1 from Belgium
1 from Slovakia
74 from doubtful or unprovenanced origins (up from 72)
Total 245
One new (unfortunately unprovenanced) example is from the Balkans, location unknown. What seems to be a torqued shaft and an unusually four-bladed head. Length is 169mm, weight just 55 grams.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
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(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)