10-25-2007, 04:47 PM
Quote:The dorudrepanon is a spear with a sickle-head below the spearhead, possibly to cut rigging in naval battles.
When I first read that it sounded pretty obvious, if I recall ceasar jury-rigged such weapons to take on the Gallic ships off the northern coast of France, but didn't mediterranean warships in this period take down their rigging prior to battle?
It made me wonder if the weapon was used primarily on non-combat vessels and thus a specialized tool for piracy.
Paul M. Bardunias
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