Jun 14, 2016
Whistling Sling Bullets Were Roman Troops' Secret 'Terror Weapon'
Whistling Sling Bullets Were Roman Troops’ Secret ‘Terror Weapon’
Whistling Sling Bullets Were Roman Troops’ Secret ‘Terror Weapon’ Some of the Roman sling bullets found at the Burnswark Hill battle site in Scotland. The two smallest bullets, shown at the bottom of this image, are drilled with a hole that makes them whistle in flight. Credit: John Reid/Trimontium Trust Some 1,800 years ago, Roman troops used “whistling” sling bullets as a “terror weapon”…
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