06-16-2014, 07:43 AM
Mark,
I never said that arrows could consistently pierce hamate, just that it's possible-- and probable-- that they could and did. I'm talking about a whole new era in archery, in which even the Romans adopted this new bow style. I don't care if the Romans won later battles against the Parthians. That's not the subject at hand. Frankly, I wouldn't care if the Romans ever won a battle. I'm a barbarian with a bow. Enough said. :grin:
I never said that arrows could consistently pierce hamate, just that it's possible-- and probable-- that they could and did. I'm talking about a whole new era in archery, in which even the Romans adopted this new bow style. I don't care if the Romans won later battles against the Parthians. That's not the subject at hand. Frankly, I wouldn't care if the Romans ever won a battle. I'm a barbarian with a bow. Enough said. :grin:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb