Ancient Armour / Observations on the Use of the Sling as a Warlike Weapon Among the Ancients

This booklet collects two fascinating papers on ancient weapons and armour. Ancient Armour was a serial article on ancient armour and weaponry published in The Family Magazine for 1839 edited by Eli Taylor. It covers helmets body armour shields spears swords other engines of war and standards used by Egyptians Romans Greeks Israelites and other ancient cultures. Numerous engravings accompany this popularly-written article. Observations on the Use of the Sling . . . by Walter Hawkins gives a detailed look at the ancient use of slings in warfare. This article was published in Archaeologia in 1847.