The Cestrosphendon - shared by John Dods, 15 June 2023

The Romans

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The Cestrosphendon - Slinging Darts

~Marcius

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  Vincent Cholewa

  
  

  I reckon someone made this up.

  

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  • Phil Malthus

    Vincent Cholewa lol yeah looks pretty sus

    

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  • Russell Briant

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    Vincent Cholewa well duh! SOMEONE had to be the first Cestrosphendonarii…

    Prolly the chap that came up with “[I have patented combining] slings and arrows [in the expectation ] of [making an] outrageous fortune”

    

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• Hamish Cameron

  [citation needed]

  

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• Ben Vartok

  Ohhh wow, what armies are they in?

  

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• Alastair Donald

  From the little-known texts of Biggus Dickus.

  

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  • Ben Vartok

    Alastair Donald His wife, Incontinentia Buttocks, edited his texts.

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• Alastair Donald

  “What have the Romans ever done for us?” “Sling-darts, that’s what!”

  

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• Russell Briant

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  Here’s a slinger who thinks he’s worked out how the Cestrosphendon worked. He says it was a Macedonian weapon used against the Romans.

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r5PWq3XqGGw

  

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  Slinging a Cestrosphendone dart

  Slinging a Cestrosphendone dart

  

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• Alastair Duncan

  If you want some then CP models makes these lads!!!! Ps MR Donald. You know very well the Romans gave us Decimation!!!!!