04-04-2008, 12:55 PM
Does anyone know (roughly!) how many plumbata have been found in the west - specifically the north-west (i.e. the Rhine provinces but also Britain)? The Wroxeter one(?s) I know about.
I have a hunch that the Rhine garrison units in the late period (by the late C4th) were using the throwing axe in a similar way, but alongside or as an alternative, I don't know.
Cheers,
Guy
I have a hunch that the Rhine garrison units in the late period (by the late C4th) were using the throwing axe in a similar way, but alongside or as an alternative, I don't know.
Cheers,
Guy
Guy Halsall
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