Roman Battle Axe??!

[Anonymous]

Thanks, Andrew, that's very interesting. Other translations of Arrian I've seen suggested that it was the cutting edge that was circular, not "spikes": I must have a look at the Greek some time.<br>
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A round cutting-edge might indeed produce an axe something like the Gladiator one that started all this; but Roman axes in art (the Trajan's Column scene Gaius cited, the Notitia drawings) mostly seem to have straight cutting-edges, so the "spikes" idea is worth looking into. <p></p><i></i>