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Pilum

The pilum (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Latin: ; pl.: pila) was a javelin commonly used by the Roman army in ancient times. It was generally about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long overall, consisting…

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Pilum

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples75
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

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related to history · 26
Pilum → According, AD, Archaeological, Bar Kokhba, Battle, BC, Cave, Celtiberian, Ein Gedi, Etruscan, It, Italic, Its, Jewish, Judaean Desert, Polybius, Roman, Samnites, Swords, Talamone
related to External links · 11
Pilum → Caerleon's Roman LegionLance, Cap, Catapult, Cavalleria, Ecomuseum, Etruscan, Gallic PilaThe Pilum, Ross Cowan, Spear, The Roman Spear, The Samnite PilumRoss Cowan
related to Tactics · 10
Pilum → Alexander Zhmodikov, Empire, Legionaries, Republic, Roman, Sam Koon, Standard, The, This, Zhmodikov
related to Design · 8
Pilum → According, Davide Antonio Secci, Empire, Even, If, Many, Republic, The
related to Results of experimental archaeology · 6
Pilum → Archaeological, BC, Due, Gaius Marius, In, The
related to Gallery · 4
Pilum → Carinus, Marian, Reconstruction, Roman
is a · 1
Pilum → matter of contention

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roman weapon shank pila shield design iron shaft also may known enemy used pyramidal weapons weight could bend two needed

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Pilumis amatter of contention0.90text
improper removal of a pilum stuck in a target is responsible in some wayinstance ofhuman intervention0.80text
and Caesar's writings should be interpreted as the pilum bending when soldiers tried to remove them.Since the pyramidal tip of a pilum was wider than the rest of the shankinstance ofhuman intervention0.80text
once it had penetrated a shieldinstance ofhuman intervention0.80text
it left behind a hole larger than the rest of the shankinstance ofhuman intervention0.80text
and it could move through the shield with little resistanceinstance ofhuman intervention0.80text
stabbing the soldier behindinstance ofhuman intervention0.80text
the piluminstance ofZhmodikov has also argued that Roman battle tactics sometimes consisted of exchanging projectile weapons0.80text
the plumbatainstance ofthe pilum had disappeared and been replaced by similar shorter weapons0.80text
spiculuminstance ofthe pilum had disappeared and been replaced by similar shorter weapons0.80text
Pilumrelated to DesignRepublic0.60section
Pilumrelated to DesignEmpire0.60section

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