The pilum (Latin: [ˈpiːɫʊ̃]; pl.: pila) was a javelin commonly used by the Roman army in ancient times. It was generally about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long overall...

Look up pilum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pilum is the heavy javelin of the Roman legions. Pilum may also refer to: Pilum (Battlefield 2142 anti-vehicle...

and principes lines carried two javelins. This heavy javelin, known as a pilum (plural pila), was about two metres long overall, consisting of an iron...

In the Roman army during classical antiquity, a centurion (/sɛnˈtjʊəriən/; Latin: centurio [kɛn̪ˈt̪ʊrioː], pl. centuriones; Greek: κεντυρίων, translit...

Pilum (Persian: پيلوم, also Romanized as Pīlūm) is a village in Rameshk Rural District, Chah Dadkhoda District, Qaleh Ganj County, Kerman Province, Iran...

category of the National Firearms Act. Possession of ballistic knives and pilum knives is illegal under current legislation in the United Kingdom. and this...

improper removal of a pilum stuck in a target] that is responsible in some way, and that Caesar's writings should be interpreted as the pilum bent when soldiers...

javelin was used by the velites for skirmishing purposes, unlike the heavier pilum, which was used by the hastati and principes for weakening the enemy before...

A spiculum is a late Roman spear that replaced the pilum as the infantryman's main throwing javelin around 250 AD. Scholars suppose that it could have...

sometimes also called vallus. It is frequently, but incorrectly, called a pilum murale (lit. 'wall spear'). Typically, two such stakes were carried by each...

Exelastis pilum is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Gielis, Cees, 2009: On a collection of Pterophoridae...

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shift from militia levies to a professional soldiery; improvements to the pilum (a kind of javelin); and changes to the logistical structure of the Roman...

modern athletic discipline, the Javelin throw. Javelin may also refer to: Pilum, a heavy javelin used as a thrown weapon in the Roman legions Javelin argument...

was a name for a maniple of triarii, reflecting their use as spearmen, pilum being the Latin word for a javelin. A century of 80 men was divided into...

Legionaries in the late Republican army were all armed with the pilum and the gladius. The pilum was a short-range javelin with an effective range of about...

Bantu-speaking people of southern Africa. Soliferrum Rarabe kaPhalo Falarica Pilum Battle of Amalinde Almogavars Shaka's military reforms Assegai Tree, Curtisia...

weapon was used by cavalrymen as it was lighter and easier to use than the pilum. The lancea was also used by auxiliaries. legionaries would use the lancea...

From the late 2nd century BC, all legionaries were equipped with the pilum. The pilum continued to be the standard legionary spear until the end of the 2nd...

vox populi, vox Dei the voice of the people [is] the voice of God vulpes pilum mutat, non mores the fox changes his fur, not his habits By extension, and...

and gladii, and the hasta was only retained by the triarii. Unlike the pilum, verutum and lancea, the hasta was not thrown, but used for thrusting. It...

afford the equipment composed of a bronze helmet, shield, sword, armour and pilum, a heavy javelin whose range was about 30 metres. After the Second Punic...

that the pilum was of Samnite origin, but there is no evidence that the Samnites possessed any such weapon). For the front two ranks, the pilum replaced...

his career by hundreds of years, to Marius directly: a redesign of the pilum and sole use of the eagle as the legionary standard. The main putative reform...

segmentata) armour, shield (scutum), helmet (galea), two javelins (one heavy pilum and one light verutum), a short sword (gladius), a dagger (pugio), a belt...

Western Mediterranean and in most respects it was similar to the pre-Marian pilum. There are references to its use when the Iberians fought against the Carthaginian...

vox populi, vox Dei the voice of the people [is] the voice of God vulpes pilum mutat, non mores the fox changes his fur, not his habits By extension, and...

Montefortino-style helmets with horsehair plume, chain mail cuirasses with shoulder reinforcement, oval shields with calfskin covers, gladius and pilum....

to the nature of the Roman infantry's fighting style which involved the Pilum (spear) and the Gladius (short sword used in a stabbing fashion), though...

century and it coexisted with the falarica (the Iberian pilum). Javelin Falarica Assegai Falcata Pilum Listen to this article (3 minutes) This audio file was...