"Late Roman cavalry spears and javelins" Topic
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| Midlander65 | 13 Oct 2018 7:12 a.m. PST |
I see in Mortem et Gloriam, many Roman cavalry are classed as having short spears and javelins. Looking through my books and on the web, there seems to be a big variety in spear length (not counting Kontos) from about 5 feet up to 8 or 10, some with a spike at the base, some without. Javelins are also shown from a toy-like 4 feet up. Does anybody know what the actual practice was – was there standardisation? Failing that, is there a broadly accepted consensus of what was likely? Secondly, were both spear and javelin were carried, if so how, or is this just a game mechanism to depict that a short spear was carried, sometimes for thrusting in close combat and sometimes used for throwinb? |
| GurKhan | 13 Oct 2018 8:00 a.m. PST |
Josephus says that the Roman cavalry in C1AD carried one substantial spear and a number of short javelins, in a quiver attached to the saddle. Something like this was probably standard for a lot of cavalry throughout the Imperial period. |
| French Wargame Holidays | 14 Oct 2018 1:57 p.m. PST |
A javelin boot, not a lot of evidence though. link cheers
Matt |
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sets the record straight.