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Late Empire provision of swords?
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06-11-2012, 09:08 PM
Good question- certainly in the iconography of the empire fewer swords are shown- certainly compared with (say) Trajans Column. And by the Migration period, swords seem to have become a prestige item. So, I would agree.

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Late Empire provision of swords? - by Mark Elwen - 06-11-2012, 07:58 PM
Re: Late Empire provision of swords? - by Caballo - 06-11-2012, 09:08 PM
Re: Late Empire provision of swords? - by rrgg - 06-13-2012, 01:28 AM

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