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Sidearms - Anonymous - 02-28-2005

Avete,<br>
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As well as the spear and the sword, did hoplites carry daggers? If so, what did they look like?<br>
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Valete,<br>
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-Spatha <p></p><i></i>


Re: Sidearms - Matthew Amt - 03-03-2005

Not as far as I know. The sword pretty much WAS the sidearm, and after that short Spartan thingy got popular, it wasn't much more than a dagger anyway.<br>
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Khaire,<br>
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Matthew <p></p><i></i>


Sword Length - Anonymous - 03-03-2005

Ave!<br>
<br>
About how long were their swords?<br>
<br>
Vale,<br>
<br>
-Spatha <p></p><i></i>


Re: Sword Length - Matthew Amt - 03-04-2005

The classic hoplite sword seems to have had a blade about 2 feet long, more or less. There's an example from Italy with a 27-inch blade, though I wouldn't be surprised to see them as short as 20 inches or so. Not a lot of solid information out there...<br>
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The blade of the Spartan short sword seems to have been in the 12 to 14-inch range, maybe a little more. Up-close and personal, as it were!<br>
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Matthew <p></p><i></i>