11-01-2011, 06:50 AM
Quote: -Would the semispatha be an appropriate weapon for an impression of a foot soldier or lower officer along the western limes?Although the information is not 100% clear I would say yes, you could use it in such a reconstruction.
Quote:-Was the semispatha a main (stabbing/slashing) weapon for the short range which the miles could rely on after having used his spear? Or was it a secondary weapon, worn together with a longer spatha, sames as the pugio in earlier times? I read in the older threads that some regarded it as a secondary weapon, is this (still) the main point of view?Again, not 100% clear information, but I would consider it as a secondary weapon. Spatha development for the infantry would indicate it as such, rather than as a primary replacement for the gladius.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)