07-04-2015, 11:59 PM
Salvete!
I have this weird idea that most Late Roman spathae had one or more fullers and hilts like classic Pompeii gladii. I can only find pictures of Late Roman spathae from manufacturers like Deepeeka and Albion or posts from other people on RAT. The Albion Decurio is my romantic idea of what a Late Roman spatha should look like, although I am not sure how historically accurate it is. Most of the pictures I see on RAT look like dark-age swords to me. So were there some spathae with Oakeshott style blades? And what materials would the hilt be made out of and what shape would they have been on a 4th century spatha? Also would Late Roman spathae be the same for both infantry and cavalry, or would calvalry ones have something like a rounded tip?
I have this weird idea that most Late Roman spathae had one or more fullers and hilts like classic Pompeii gladii. I can only find pictures of Late Roman spathae from manufacturers like Deepeeka and Albion or posts from other people on RAT. The Albion Decurio is my romantic idea of what a Late Roman spatha should look like, although I am not sure how historically accurate it is. Most of the pictures I see on RAT look like dark-age swords to me. So were there some spathae with Oakeshott style blades? And what materials would the hilt be made out of and what shape would they have been on a 4th century spatha? Also would Late Roman spathae be the same for both infantry and cavalry, or would calvalry ones have something like a rounded tip?
AVLVS GALERIVS PRISCVS-Charlie Broder
