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Hasta (spear)
''Hasta'' (plural: ''hastae'') is a Latin word meaning "spear". ''Hastae'' were carried by early Roman legionaries, in particular they were carried by and gave their name to those Roman soldiers known as ''hastati''. However, during republican times, the ''hastati'' were re-armed with ''pila'' and '' gladii'' and the ''hasta'' was only retained by the ''triarii''. Unlike the ''pilum'', ''verutum'' and '' lancea'', the ''hasta'' was not thrown, but used for thrusting. Description A ''hasta'' was about in length, with a shaft generally made from ash, while the head was of iron. Symbolic usage A little spear with which a bride's hair was parted into locks. A spear, as a gymnastic weapon. Types of ''Hasta'' and their usage in the Roman army ''Hasta pura'' The ''hasta pura'' was a spear used in the Roman army as a military decoration for a soldier that distinguished themselves in battle. ''Hasta Caelibaris'' The name ''Hasta Caelibaris'' means celibate spear. The spear was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the Roman Republic it became the dominant language in the Italian region and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. Even after the fall of Western Rome, Latin remained the common language of international communication, science, scholarship and academia in Europe until well into the 18th century, when other regional vernaculars (including its own descendants, the Romance languages) supplanted it in common academic and political usage, and it eventually became a dead language in the modern linguistic definition. Latin is a highly inflected language, with three distinct genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), six or seven noun cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, and vocative), five declensions, four verb conjuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
