11-08-2006, 03:46 AM
Hey, now that's a clever idea- throwing a javelin by the shaft is indeed not a terribly natural action, but throwing a ball is a whole lot moreso. Certainly the leather amentum (the finger loop) is a rather simpler way to improve a throw, but even if the balls depicted in sculpture aren't intended as an improved way to throw, certainly soldiers would have figured this out at some point.
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