It’s the perfect way to step into the boots of a Roman soldier and experience history firsthand. Even children can get involved, with smaller shields and weapons. Then, try throwing a pilum—a Roman ...

The pilum was a Roman javelin crucial to the empire's military success. Its design featured a long iron shank with a pyramidal head, intended to bend upon impact, rendering enemy shields unusable.

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When archaeologists visited the cave to photograph the inscription, they spotted a Roman pilum, a shafted weapon, in a deep and narrow crevice on the upper level of the cave, officials said.

The ancient weapons were secreted behind a wall of ... written on a stalactite when they spotted the iron point of a pilum—a Roman javelin—wedged among the rocks, as well as pieces of worked ...

(JNS) - A cache of weapons believed to have been hidden by Jews during their revolt against the Romans nearly two millennia ago has been uncovered in the Judean Desert, the Israel Antiquities ...

While on the upper level of the cave, Dr. Gayer spotted an extremely well-preserved, Roman pilum — a shafted weapon in a deep narrow crevice. He also found pieces of worked wood in an adjacent niche ...

Israeli archaeologists have discovered four Roman-era swords with their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely preserved after 1,900 years in a desert cave.