Batillum
{{Short description|Ancient Roman iron shovel}}
File:Bronze batillum (incense shovel) MET DP20384.jpg
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.Thurston 1898, [http://www.chlt.org/sandbox/perseus/harper/page.1513.a.php p. 1514].
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).[http://latinlexicon.org The Online Latin Lexicon]
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- {{HDCA|title=Batillum|page=1514 |url=http://www.chlt.org/sandbox/perseus/harper/page.1513.a.php}}
Category:Ancient Roman military equipment
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