12-29-2014, 09:17 PM
Quote:OOOW Goody 8+) looking forward to seeing it Jason
Bryan Philon was referring to the Falcata and how the sword was made, Diodorus also mentions its manufacture, and even this sword has different possible origins.
Regards Brennivs
Very interesting, can you cite where the mention of falcata was made? Is there an online text? I've never read the whole of his works, just that one paragraph that is used in numerous other secondary sources to describe ancient sword quality. Also, isn't the word falcata relatively modern? Philon wrote in Greek, what word did he actually use?
Also, I included the verse to demonstrate that heat treatment methods to add flexibility/springiness to blades existed even in the 2nd century BC. Considering a falcata type blade has a thicker rear spine than a double edged sword like a La Tene type or gladius hispaniensis variety, I'd say it would mean that such methods would be even easier for the latter whose blade geometry lent itself more to being flexible.
[img width=100]http://1501bc.com/files/falcata/DrFalcataForte1.jpg[/img]
