04-28-2005, 12:50 PM
Greetings,
How long should the wooden shaft of a pilum be? The sizes that I've heard about are: 4 to 5 feet long (120cm - 150cm). Is this correct? On what is this length based? Are there any surviving wooden pilum shafts?
Thanks in advance,
Best regards,
MarcusMummius
How long should the wooden shaft of a pilum be? The sizes that I've heard about are: 4 to 5 feet long (120cm - 150cm). Is this correct? On what is this length based? Are there any surviving wooden pilum shafts?
Thanks in advance,
Best regards,
MarcusMummius