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- The verutum, plural veruta (Latin: spit), was a short javelin used in the Roman army. This javelin was used by the velites for skirmishing purposes, unlike...
- Colaranea verutum is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand. Colaranea verutum was first described in 1887 by Arthur Urquhart as...
- Framea Golo Hak Jaculum Javelin Lancea Pilum Plumbata Soliferrum ****ulum Verutum ****egai (Africa) Djerid (Asia Minor, India and Africa) Toggling harpoon...
- troops as the republic expanded overseas. The verutum was a cheaper missile weapon than the pilum. The verutum was a short-range weapon, with a simply made...
- 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 was about...
- Roman military personal equipment Polearm Javelin Lancea (weapon) Pilum Verutum Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World (3000 B.C. to 500 A.D.): Equipment...
- Lancea (weapon) Polearm Projectile Roman military personal equipment Spear Verutum Erdkamp, Paul, ed. (2007). A Companion to the Roman Army. Oxford, UK: Blackwell...
- Soliferrum, saunion, soliferreum (Mediterranean) ****ulum (Roman) Vel (Indian) Verutum (Roman) Woomera, amirre (Australian) Could also be used as axe weapons...
- existed, such as those used by the velites and the early legions, called verutum. Other types of javelins were adopted by the late Roman army, such as the...
- Lacaita Centaurea uniflora Turra Centaurea verbascifolia Vahl Centaurea verutum L. Centaurea virgata Centaurea virgata subsp. squarrosasquarrose knapweed...