10-03-2008, 06:58 AM
I don't really think that we can refer to the sica as a sword by any stretch of the imagination. The big ones are only about 30cm long.
Of the falxes found in and around Sarmizegetusa, only one of them is a two-handed weapon. The others are all one-handed. Just thought I should point that out as it seems that there is a slight misconception that it was a two-handed weapon. Now, as already mentioned, there haven't been many found at all, so what percentage of them were 1 or 2 handed, is really not known. But from limited archaeological finds, it suggests that it was more often a one-handed weapon.
Otis
Of the falxes found in and around Sarmizegetusa, only one of them is a two-handed weapon. The others are all one-handed. Just thought I should point that out as it seems that there is a slight misconception that it was a two-handed weapon. Now, as already mentioned, there haven't been many found at all, so what percentage of them were 1 or 2 handed, is really not known. But from limited archaeological finds, it suggests that it was more often a one-handed weapon.
Otis
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Otis Crandell
Babes-Bolyai University
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Otis Crandell
Babes-Bolyai University
Cluj-Napoca, Romania