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Batillum or vatillum was an ancient Roman iron shovel with a short handle used for various purposes, especially as a fire-shovel, chafing-dish, and for burning incense.[1]
Etymology
The name is possibly related to battualia "the exercise of soldiers and gladiators in fighting and fencing" which is related to the English verb to beat or to vas a vessel (in some Latinate languages 'b' and 'v' can be interchangeable).[2]
See also
- Entrenching tool
- Roman military personal equipment
References
- ↑ Thurston 1898, p. 1514.
- ↑ The Online Latin Lexicon
Bibliography