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contemporary with the
xiphos, had a
virtually identical blade design as the
xiphos.
Contrary to po****r belief, no
example of a
xiphos made from
bronze has...
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rather than a
xiphos,
because from the
height of a horse’s back the cut of a
machaira will
serve you
better than the
thrust of a
xiphos". The precise...
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rather than a
xiphos,
because from the
height of a horse's back the cut of a
machaira will
serve you
better than the
thrust of a
xiphos." (Xenophon, 12:11)...
- Europe. Gladius, an
early ancient Roman thrusting shortsword for
legionaries Xiphos, a double-edged, single-hand
blade used by the
ancient Gr****s;
Certain Renaissance-era...
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cognates with the
ancient Gr****
xiphos,
which may have been
borrowed from a
Semitic language, as both saif and
xiphos go back to an old (Bronze Age) wanderwort...
- (unattested Old
Persian *akīnakah,
Sogdian kynʼk) is a type of
dagger or
xiphos (short sword) used
mainly in the
first millennium BCE in the
eastern Mediterranean...
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their force.
Hoplites also
carried a sword,
mostly a
short sword called a
xiphos, but
later also
longer and
heavier types. The
short sword was a secondary...
-
Roman swords were
similar to
those of the Gr****s,
called xiphe (pl., sg.:
xiphos). From the 3rd
century BC, however, the
Romans adopted a
weapon based on...
-
cavalry and
heavy infantry. 3rd
century BCE Gaul/Germania –
Migration Period.
Xiphos: Gr**** one-handed, double-edged Iron Age
straight shortsword Xyele: The...
-
addition to
spolas or
linothorax body-armor, hoplite's helmet,
greaves and a
xiphos or
kopis sword (though
their equipment was
likely more
ornate than main-line...
