What is Pilum?
A '''pilum''' was a type of [[spear]].<ref name=p>{{cite book|author=Matyszak, Philip|title=Legionary: The Roman Soldier's Unofficial Manual|url=https://archive.org/details/legionaryromanso00phil|publisher=Thames and Hudson|date=2009|isbn=9780500251515}}</ref> It was used by the [[Roman army]]. Pila were generally 2 [[metre]]s long. They were made up of a [[wood|wooden]] shaft and an soft [[iron]] point.<ref name=p /> ==References== {{reflist}} {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Blades]] [[Category:Military of ancient Rome]]