2,000-year-old bullet found with Julius Caesar's name on it was likely used in civil war

[admin]

The bullet's inscriptions hint that Indigenous people in Spain supported the would-be dictator, Julius Caesar, during the Roman civil war.

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[backcountry164]

How so?? Was this common?? Because today, a name placed on a projectile is typically the symbolic target.

 

[Mujoe]

"likely fired from a slingshot"

It's unfortunately very unlikely that this was fired from a slingshot, as the vulcanized rubber required to make a slingshot was not invented until 1839. Additionally, non-gunpowder weapons are not typically "fired."

This was likely launched from a sling.

 

[Giin]

How so?? Was this common?? Because today, a name placed on a projectile is typically the symbolic target.

Things change over time. For example, in those days applause was to mock the loser, not praise the victor.