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Roman weaponry in free Germania

Foto: AMHRoman Iron Age

Hamburg Archaeological Museum

Hamburg Archaeological Museum
Hamburg, Germany

The remains of Roman javelins and chain mail from Germanic graves were certainly spoils of war. The typical javelin of Roman legionaries, the so-called pilum, was an armour-piercing weapon to penetrate opponents’ chain mail. The intentionally bent pilum from Langenbek comes as a grave good from an urn burial. Shattered pieces of chain mail are frequently found in women’s graves; Germanic women wore them on their necklaces as souvenirs.

Details

  • Title: Roman weaponry in free Germania
  • Creator: Foto: AMH
  • Date: Roman Iron Age
  • Location: Ehestorf-Vahrendorf, District of Harburg
  • Provenance: Archäologisches Museum Hamburg Stadtmuseum Harburg|Helms-Museum
  • Type: Roman Javelin
  • Medium: Iron, Eisen

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