Pilum

A pilum is a type of javelin commonly utilized ever since its conception in by soldiers of the Roman Army.Assassin's Creed: Origins
==History==
===The Peloponnesian War===
During the Peloponnesian War in Greece, the Spartan misthios Kassandra found the pilum in the inventories of blacksmiths and looted it from bodies and chests throughout Greece.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
===Ptolemaic Kingdom===
In 48 BCE Benipe, the blacksmith of Siwa, Egypt, procured a deadly spear that was erroneously called the Pilum. This was among four specialty weapons that Benipe was able to hide from the forces of Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII when they confiscated all his tools and products, accusing him of harboring rebellion. After the Medjay Bayek of Siwa assassinated the captain in charge of this incident and recovered Benipe's tools, the blacksmith presented the Medjay with the Pilum alongside the other aforementioned three weapons: the Bitter Bow, the Gruesome Mattock, and the Phalanx Shield.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Striking the Anvil
==Weapon statistics==
===5th century BCE===
Rarity 	DPS (Lvl 99) 	Default Engravings 	Availability 	
Common 	7113 	(Randomised) 	Loot, Blacksmith 	
Rare 	7469 	(Randomised) 	Loot, Blacksmith 	
Epic 	7829 	(Randomised) 	Loot, Blacksmith 	
Description 	Description 	Description 	Description 	Description
A pilum is an all-around performer and favorite amongst soldiers.	A pilum is an all-around performer and favorite amongst soldiers.	A pilum is an all-around performer and favorite amongst soldiers.	A pilum is an all-around performer and favorite amongst soldiers.	A pilum is an all-around performer and favorite amongst soldiers.
===1st century BCE===
Rarity 	Quality (Max Lvl 55) 	Damage (Max Lvl 55) 	Attributes 	Availability
Rare 	117 	445 	Critical Hit II
Adrenaline on Hurt 	Loot, Blacksmith
Description 	Description 	Description 	Description 	Description
A rugged javelin commonly used by Roman troops.	A rugged javelin commonly used by Roman troops.	A rugged javelin commonly used by Roman troops.	A rugged javelin commonly used by Roman troops.	A rugged javelin commonly used by Roman troops.
==Behind the scenes==
The Pilum, a weapon in Assassin's Creed: Origins, appears as a rare spear in spite of the fact that a is properly a Roman javelin and the description of the weapon even describes it as such. The Pilum in the same game is also among the four rewards the player may choose from upon completing the side-quest Striking the Anvil.
In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, the Pilum was even further removed from its origins, and was merely another spear among others. It shares the same model as a number of other similar weapons in the same game, including the Spear of Kephalos. What's more, the model was the recycled model of the Iron Spear, a weapon in Assassin's Creed: Origins.
==Gallery==
ACOd-Pilum.png|The Pilum of 5th century BCE
ACOd-Pilum.jpg|Kassandra wielding a pilum
ACOd-Spear of KephalosKass.jpg|Kassandra wielding a variant of the spear
ACO Pilum Screenshot.jpg|Benipe's pilum
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Origins 
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==References==
fr:Pilum
Category:Spears
Category:Long weapons
Category:5th century BCE weapons
Category:1st century BCE weapons