04-08-2013, 04:00 PM
I was not really refering to the length, I can draw a 1 st century spatha right as well, but in the presumed change of fighting style where cutting the fellow next to you would not be an issue. Now, I do not see how that would be done, as the shield of the person drawing the sword would shield him. And if you were that clumsy, you would have sliced your own left arm holding the shield long before you got the person on your left ..... :dizzy:
The late Roman swords/spatha are a bit longer then the first century ones, at 80 cm blade.
The late Roman swords/spatha are a bit longer then the first century ones, at 80 cm blade.
