lol
I was watching the world athletics chamopionshipd the other day and saw the discuss competition.
And it got me thinking that ALL the field throwing events were originally weapons.
And some of them have real range. The modern Hammer can go out to 80-90 metres. Just a big ball on a chain. That sucker would take out a mounted knight in full armiour without breaking sweat.
The discuss a flat 4lb disc, that could be effective out to 60 meteres or so. Would also take out anything it hit.
These weapons appear to have been forgotten bu history, and certainly never looked at by hollywood.
It occurs to me that slings would be doubly effective as no one with any sense would have wanted to get within 50 metres of a greek army using the traditional 'field' weapons.
If everyone had one discus and one hammer that 100-0 metre, engagement zone would have been totally lethal !
They'd propbably all prefer to stay back a bit, stick their shields over their heads and let the slingers battler it out.