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ziin1234 t1_isuqr85 wrote

Ancient Rome - how many times will a soldier throw their javelin/pila before charging in and how good is the result?

If you have any references for this, that'd be nice too.

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batch1972 t1_it8b69n wrote

Pula we’re designed to bend so they can’t be used by the enemy. You wouldn’t reuse them in a battle. As for evidence, Josephus’s Jewish War, vegetius’s De Re Militibus, Arch of Titus and Trajans column are all good places to start

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