11-12-2006, 05:45 PM
If you are looking for the earlier material on the r word uded in ancient times see The Rhomphaia Lives!, Duncan Head, Slingshot 77, May 1978, pp 4-11, Thracian Troop Types, Duncan Head, Slingshot, 1979, pp 13-22, The Rhomphaia Lives! Charles Grant and Phil Barker respond, Slingshot, September 1978, pp 16-17, A postscript from Duncan Head, Slingshot 80, November 1978, pp 22-23, Rhomphaia: Was it Bill or Was it Sword? (Slingshot 70, pp12-13, Russell King), Further Note on an Ancient Weapon, (Slingshot 78, p7 by A L Nickels), More on the Rhomphaia (Slingshot 117, p19, Roman Szwaba). Another article by Phil Barker appeared in Military Modelling, July of 1974.
Most of the articles are now available on - line at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/ ... ticles.htm
Most of the articles are now available on - line at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/ ... ticles.htm
Peter Raftos