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The Pilum: The Roman Heavy Javelin
M. C. Bishop
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Description for The Pilum: The Roman Heavy Javelin
Paperback. An engaging history that traces the origins, combat uses and legacy of the Roman heavy javelin at war, with appeal to any enthusiast of Roman and ancient warfare. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, 45 b/w; 19 col. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HBW; HDDK; JWM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 7. .
A heavy javelin, normally used as a shock weapon immediately before contact, the pilum was designed with a particular speciality: it could penetrate a shield and carry on into the individual behind it. Relying on mass rather than velocity, at short range a volley of pila had much the same effect on a charging enemy as musketry would in later periods. The design was not uniform, with a wide diversity of types throughout the developmental history of the weapon, but for more than four centuries it remained a vital part of the arsenal of weapons at the disposal of ... Read more
A heavy javelin, normally used as a shock weapon immediately before contact, the pilum was designed with a particular speciality: it could penetrate a shield and carry on into the individual behind it. Relying on mass rather than velocity, at short range a volley of pila had much the same effect on a charging enemy as musketry would in later periods. The design was not uniform, with a wide diversity of types throughout the developmental history of the weapon, but for more than four centuries it remained a vital part of the arsenal of weapons at the disposal of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Weapon
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472815880
SKU
V9781472815880
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About M. C. Bishop
Writer, publisher and archaeologist M.C. Bishop is an authority of all aspects of Ancient Rome at war, with particular emphasis on arms and armour of the era. He has written, co-written or edited dozens of books and articles on the subject, and leads tours of Hadrian's Wall and other Roman sites. Peter Dennis was born in 1950. ... Read more
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