Two Swords for the Legionary?

[Marcus Julius]

Even so,he still says the one on the left was longer.

Arguing whether he was smart enough to swap them for 'their' left / right. The question, again would lie in translation. Does he write "the" left, or "their" left. Again, I don't speak Greek, so I can't tell. However, of the languages I have studied, I know that "the" and "his" can be the same word in the other language.