Roman Military Equipment
Roman Weapons - Roman
Artillery
Lead Sling Bullets
some carry inscriptions of the general or unit it was made for. These
bullets were used by specialized sling shooters.
Left example say ITAL for an Italian unit (maybe one of the Legio
Italica
?), to the right of Pompeius' LEG XIII, from Spain
(the latter one is possibly a fake)
Lead bullets with text exist e.g also for the Legio V Alaudae from the lower Rhine region.
Here lead bullets found in Scottland, Scottish National
Museum, Edinburgh
Below drawings of some lead bullets from the Republic (above) and first Century (below); also arrows and fragments from bows
First century archery
fragments and lead bullets
Drawings from Roman Military Equipment by
Bishop &
Coulston, Edition 2, 2006 © M.C. Bishop
Catapults: Heavy and Light Artillery
Reconstruction of a light Roman mobile artillery device to
shoot arrows,
others were designed to catapult heavy stone projectiles.
In addition the Roman army had a full armamentarium of siege weapons
to drill holes in city walls, build mobile towers and much more.
Recently recovered light catapult from the Xanten area, and
its reconstruction.
Iron and wooden parts were preserved exceedingly well in the mud of the
River Rhine.
Catapult projectile of the Legion XIX, destroyed by the
Germans under
P
Quinctilius Varus. Munich Archeological Museum, found in
Oberammergau
where the legion helped to conquer Raetia under Drusus and Tiberius
Related Sections of the Roman Numismatic Gallery:
The Location
of Roman Legions
from Caesar to ca. 300 AD is summarized in a table.
Military Equipment
Military Diploma
Roman Legionary Bricks
Countermarks of roman legions on coins are shown in the Legionary
Countermark section.
Coins making reference to roman legions are to be found in the Legionary
Coin section.
Wars and Victories on Roman
coins.
Roman Military Main Page
