JAVLIN NO FURTHER A MYSTERY

A depiction of a javelin thrower on an ancient Greek vase, ca. 450 BC. Attributed for the painter in the Brussels Oinochoes. The peltasts, typically serving as skirmishers, were armed with many javelins, generally with throwing straps to boost stand-off energy. The peltasts hurled their javelins for the enemy's heavier troops, the hoplite phalanx,