| Then picked he up a pilum from the hand of a slain legionary and he cast it with his might. |
| I am a spearman, but I prefer the North spear and the pilum. |
| The pilum is a stout wooden shaft 41 feet long, with an iron spit about three feet long fixed in it. |
| He goes to pick up his pilum and returns to his place with it. |
| I have heard that he casteth the pilum even better than do other Romans. |
| The pilum and the broadsword had vanquished the Macedonian spear. |
