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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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07-27-2006, 05:26 PM
I’m sure someone will come up with a definitive answer, but my understanding is that the spatha came about in the first century. Its wasn’t necessarily a mandate that everyone switch over at a particular date, so the change took years. In 86AD it’s possible to see soldiers with either a gladius or spatha standing side by side.

I could be wrong, someone please correct me.
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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
Re: The Abandonment of the Gladius for the Spatha - Why? - by stevesarak - 07-27-2006, 05:26 PM
of course, unlikely - by Goffredo - 07-29-2006, 06:11 AM

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