And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Lead sling bullet, inscribed with DEXAI, (meaning in greek "Catch!“), 4th Century Greece
Peltasts were a key element of Greek light artillery. They'd go out with slings and ammo like that one and take on the slowly moving, heavy (phalanx) infantry.
Scientific American, back when it published science articles, once had a story about slings and arrows. Slings, in particular, were quite effective against the armor of the day, and the stones could penetrate a considerable thickness of it. Goliath was hopelessly outgunned and doomed to defeat.
Peltasts were a key element of Greek light artillery. They'd go out with slings and ammo like that one and take on the slowly moving, heavy (phalanx) infantry.
ReplyDeleteHow big is it?
ReplyDeleteSize: unsure on the exact one pictured.
ReplyDeleteFrom a photo archive of similar projectiles, I'd say 1.25"-1.5" looks standard.
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ReplyDeleteScientific American, back when it published science articles, once had a story about slings and arrows. Slings, in particular, were quite effective against the armor of the day, and the stones could penetrate a considerable thickness of it. Goliath was hopelessly outgunned and doomed to defeat.
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