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Plumbata

Plumbatae or martiobarbuli were lead-weighted throwing darts carried by infantrymen in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. They were used to inflict damage on enemies at a distance before engaging in close combat. Roman soldiers in some legions carried plumbatae inside their shields, which allowed them to have ranged weapons similar to arrows, according to…

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Ancient GreeksLate RomanEastern Roman armiesJavelinsIllyricum
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LeadThrowing dartsInfantrymenAntiquityMiddle Ages
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Plumbata

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples52
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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related to Secondary sources · 47
Plumbata → Annamatia, Archäologischer Anzeiger, BAR Int, BAR International Series, Barker, Bemerkungen, Byzantine, Connolly, De Rebus Bellicis, Dennis, George, Greece, Greenhill Books, Handbook, Hassall, Helvetia Archaeologica, Hungarian Archaeology, Ireland, ISBN, Keszi
related to External links · 5
Plumbata → Archived, Bhutanese, Book IVegetius, Image, Wayback MachineModern

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plumbatae de vegetius darts military rebus bellicis war roman martiobarbuli weapons lead-weighted carried soldiers use legions byzantine wroxeter late militari

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Plumbatarelated to External linksImage0.60section
Plumbatarelated to External linksBook IVegetius0.60section
Plumbatarelated to External linksArchived0.60section
Plumbatarelated to External linksWayback MachineModern0.60section
Plumbatarelated to External linksBhutanese0.60section
Plumbatarelated to Secondary sourcesBarker0.60section
Plumbatarelated to Secondary sourcesThe0.60section
Plumbatarelated to Secondary sourcesWroxeter0.60section
Plumbatarelated to Secondary sourcesHassall0.60section
Plumbatarelated to Secondary sourcesIreland0.60section
Plumbatarelated to Secondary sourcesDe Rebus Bellicis0.60section
Plumbatarelated to Secondary sourcesBAR Int0.60section

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