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Batillum or vatillum was an
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Batillum or vatillum was an ancient Roman
In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC ...
iron shovel with a short handle used for various purposes, especially as a fire-shovel, chafing-dish, and for burning incense.
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)./ref>
See also
* Entrenching tool * Roman military personal equipmentReferences
Bibliography
* Shovels Ancient Roman military equipment {{tool-stub