08-10-2007, 03:37 PM
Ave!
I found the Osprey volume on Early Roman Armies to be pretty good, too. It even argues specifically against a few points Connolly makes, so you can get 2 different viewpoints and see the evidence better.
"Gladius" is just Latin for "sword", so they would have used it even for Greek-style weapons that look nothing like an Imperial gladius. Back in the pre-Polybian era, there seem to have been several Italian derivatives of the Greek hoplite sword.
It's a pretty hazy era! But it can be VERY interesting.
Matthew
I found the Osprey volume on Early Roman Armies to be pretty good, too. It even argues specifically against a few points Connolly makes, so you can get 2 different viewpoints and see the evidence better.
"Gladius" is just Latin for "sword", so they would have used it even for Greek-style weapons that look nothing like an Imperial gladius. Back in the pre-Polybian era, there seem to have been several Italian derivatives of the Greek hoplite sword.
It's a pretty hazy era! But it can be VERY interesting.
Matthew
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