Hoplite Swords

[Comerus Gallus]

Thanks Cesar.
Can you please tell us what is the earliest kopis/flacata specimen that senior Quesada, is refering to.
Kind regards
Stefanos

Hmmm! I just read some stuf here in this section. just follow the a.C it means B.C. (Before Christ)

Seems that we Cesar & I wanted to post you the page of: Tipos de armas/ Type of weapons, but it goes to the index anyway.

I just quote the first falcata:

Falcata con empuñadura en forma de cabeza de ave rapaz. (de Almedinilla, Córdoba).
Arma característica de los Iberos de la Alta Andalucía, Sureste y Levante meridional entre los siglos V y I a.C. Aparece en otras zonas en pequeño número. Procede de una espada similar del área itálica, que a su vez tuvo su origen en los Balcanes. No deriva pues de la kopis griega, que es una evolución paralela.

Seems they are date from V to I B.C. not earlier than that, but some of the the straight swords are from an even earlier period.

Proceed from a similar sword from the italic area, that at the same time had its origin in the Balkans. It doesnt' derive from the greek Kopis , wich is a parallel evolution.

http://www.ffil.uam.es/equus/warmas/index.htm