Another quick question for Roman know-it-alls

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Kenny

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I'm wondering what a standard spear used by the legionnaires would look like in the middle-east during the early/mid-1st century AD?

Thanks, in advance, for whatever help I get. :)
 

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The standard spear would have been the pilum. Not so much a spear as a heavy javelin, fronted with a thin head and iron shank designed to punch through shields and body armor.

THIS should give you a good idea what it looked like.
 
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