Peltast
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A peltast was a type of light infantry originating in Thrace and Paeonia and named after the kind of shield they carried. Thucydides mentions the Thracian peltasts, while Xenophon in the Anabasis dist
Agrianian peltas. This peltast holds three javelins, one in his throwing hand and two in his pelte (shield) hand as additional ammunition.
A peltast with the whole of his panoply (on a red-figure kylix)
A peltast fighting a panther (from an Attic white-ground mug, 5th century BC)
Tomb of Payava Battle scene
Javelin
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A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon. Today, the javelin is predominantly used for sporting purposes such as the javelin throw. The javelin is ne
Peltast
…had a carrying strap (or guige), as Thracian peltasts slung their shields on their backs when evading the enemy. Peltasts weapons consisted of several javelins, which may have had straps to allow more force to be applied to a throw. The size of these javelins could differ greatly from a modern olympic-style…
Javelin thrower. Bronze, Laconian style, third quarter of the 6th century BC
A depiction of a javelin thrower on an ancient Greek vase, ca. 450 BC. Attributed to the painter of the Brussels Oinochoes.
Reconstruction of a post-Marian pilum