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 Vegetius in his 4th-century military treatise De re militari.

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Roman Plumbatae

Römischer Plumbata

Plumbata

ML - Plumbate

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Roman Plumbatae		Commons
commons	image		Römischer Plumbata		Commons
commons	image		Plumbata		Commons
commons	image		ML - Plumbate		Commons