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  • "Julius Caesar" inscribed sling bullet found in Montilla

    01/14/2024 11:47:25 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 16 replies
    Heritage Daily ^ | January 4, 2024 | Mark Milligan
    A lead sling bullet inscribed with the name of Julius Caesar has been discovered in the countryside of Montilla, located in Andalusia, Spain.The discovery is the first example of a sling bullet to bear Julius Caesar's name abbreviated with CAES, along with a second inscription with the place name of IPSCA, a Roman city that stood on the border of what is now the territory of Baena...During antiquity, the sling became a common weapon used in Ancient Greece and the Roman period, with the Roman Army adopting slings to be used by skirmishers...It is possible that the sling bullet found...