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Plumbata, the Glossary

Plumbatae or martiobarbuli were lead-weighted darts carried by infantrymen in Antiquity and the Middle Ages.^[1]

32 relations: Ancient Greece, Ancient history, Anonymous work, Archery, Arrow, Byzantine Empire, De re militari, De rebus bellicis, Diocletian, Eastern Roman army, Fletching, Infantry, Iron, Javelin, Jovians and Herculians, Khuru (sport), Late Roman army, Latin, Lawn darts, Lead, Mars (mythology), Maurice (emperor), Maximian, Middle Ages, Roman emperor, Roman legion, Roman military personal equipment, Scutum, Strategikon of Maurice, Treatise, Vegetius, Wroxeter.
Ancient Roman legionary equipment
Byzantine military equipment
Roman personal weapons
Throwing weapons

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.

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Ancient history

Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity.

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Anonymous work

Anonymous works are works, such as art or literature, that have an anonymous, undisclosed, or unknown creator or author.

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Archery

Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.

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Arrow

An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow.

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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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De re militari

De re militari (Latin "Concerning Military Matters"), also Epitoma rei militaris, is a treatise by the Late Latin writer Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus about Roman warfare and military principles as a presentation of the methods and practices in use during the height of the Roman Empire and responsible for its power.

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De rebus bellicis

("On the Things of Wars") is an anonymous work of the 4th or 5th century which suggests remedies for the military and financial problems in the Roman Empire, including a number of fanciful war machines.

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Diocletian

Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, Diokletianós; 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed Jovius, was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305.

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Eastern Roman army

The Eastern Roman army refers to the army of the eastern section of the Roman Empire, from the empire's definitive split in 395 AD to the army's reorganization by themes after the permanent loss of Syria, Palestine and Egypt to the Arabs in the 7th century during the Byzantine-Arab Wars.

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Fletching

Fletching is the fin-shaped aerodynamic stabilization device attached on arrows, bolts, darts, or javelins, and are typically made from light semi-flexible materials such as feathers or bark.

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Infantry

Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.

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Iron

Iron is a chemical element.

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Javelin

A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon. Plumbata and javelin are ancient Roman legionary equipment and Throwing weapons.

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Jovians and Herculians

The Jovians (Ioviani) and Herculians (Latin: Herculiani) were the senior palatine imperial guard units under the rule of Roman Emperor Diocletian (r. 284–305).

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Khuru (sport)

Khuru (Dzongkha: ཁུ་རུ་; Wylie: khu-ru) is a traditional Bhutanese sport.

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Late Roman army

In modern scholarship, the "late" period of the Roman army begins with the accession of the Emperor Diocletian in AD 284, and ends in 480 with the death of Julius Nepos, being roughly coterminous with the Dominate.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Lawn darts

Lawn darts (also known as Javelin darts, jarts, lawn jarts, or yard darts) is a lawn game for two players or teams.

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Lead

Lead is a chemical element; it has symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82.

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Mars (mythology)

In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Mars (Mārs) is the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome.

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Maurice (emperor)

Maurice (Mauricius;; 539 – 27 November 602) was Byzantine emperor from 582 to 602 and the last member of the Justinian dynasty.

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Maximian

Maximian (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus), nicknamed Herculius, was Roman emperor from 286 to 305.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Roman emperor

The Roman emperor was the ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC.

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Roman legion

The Roman legion (legiō), the largest military unit of the Roman army, was composed of Roman citizens serving as legionaries.

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Roman military personal equipment

Roman military personal equipment was produced in large numbers to established patterns, and used in an established manner.

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Scutum

The scutum (scuta) was a type of shield used among Italic peoples in antiquity, most notably by the army of ancient Rome starting about the fourth century BC. Plumbata and scutum are ancient Roman legionary equipment.

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Strategikon of Maurice

The Strategikon or Strategicon (Στρατηγικόν) is a manual of war regarded as written in late antiquity (6th century) and generally attributed to the Byzantine Emperor Maurice.

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Treatise

A treatise is a formal and systematic written discourse on some subject concerned with investigating or exposing the principles of the subject and its conclusions.

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Vegetius

Publius (or Flavius) Vegetius Renatus, known as Vegetius, was a writer of the Later Roman Empire (late 4th century).

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Wroxeter

Wroxeter is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbata

Also known as Martiobarbuli, Martiobarbulus, Plumbatae, Roman war dart, War dart.