Type: Thrust Spear Head
Age: 1st-3rd Century CE
Era: Roman
Culture: Roman
Excavated: Unknown


The Roman's had different types of spears; however, the two most common are the pilum and thrust spear. Josephus writes that those soldiers wielding the Pilum (javelin) were stationed towards the back of the rank. On cue, they would throw their pilum at the oncoming army. The head of the pilum was designed to do two things, penetrate what it hit and bend. It was strong enough to stick into a shield, and once it bent, the shield would be nearly impossible to carry into battle.

The thrust spear, pictured above, was carried by soldiers about three rows back. As such, these spears would extend out beyond the first line of soldiers. As they moved towards the oncoming army, these spears would serve as a second line of offense after the Pilum that was thrown from many yards away.