Some were dueling away with wooden swords, and others were throwing javelins at targets. |
Gruelling training timetables included drills with javelins, slings, shields and 18-ft spears. |
Light cavalry carried a small sword and two or three javelins while the heavy force was equipped with scimitar, mace and a 4 meter lance. |
They took up their long, pointed spear-like javelins and hurled them across the playing field. |
Even the powerful moose knew to beware the swift javelins of avarii hunters. |
The Nubian lances were more than double the length of the Roman javelins, and the Romans were outnumbered three to one. |