Pilum

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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History and politics

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What Wikipedia says

The pilum (Latin: [ˈpiːɫʊ̃]; pl.: pila) was a javelin commonly used by the Roman army in ancient times.

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Image: «ВЭС». (СПб; 1914 год)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.