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The Abandonment of the Gladius for the Spatha - Why?

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The Abandonment of the Gladius for the Spatha - Why?
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04-04-2006, 06:46 PM
Quote:I think the gladius to spatha came about as the quality of the soldier changed. Some of you might disagree with this but I feel that Caesar’s men were probably near the last of the great roman foot soldiers, as proven when Caesar defeated Pompey.
Proven? How so?
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Re: The Abandonment of the Gladius for the Spatha - Why? - by Robert Vermaat - 04-04-2006, 06:46 PM
connolly\'s banal theory - by Goffredo - 04-10-2006, 08:44 AM
connolley on shortness - by Goffredo - 04-10-2006, 10:02 AM
how about - by Goffredo - 04-10-2006, 11:24 AM
East & West - by Celer - 07-27-2006, 03:42 PM
of course, unlikely - by Goffredo - 07-29-2006, 06:11 AM

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