04-05-2013, 05:58 PM
I'm not sure we can conclude that, Piotr. Most of the depictions of the optio show a round ball on the end of his hastile. What they don't show is what material from which the ball was made. My vote would be for carved wood, perhaps painted, but that's just opinion without evidence.
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.