03-28-2014, 10:30 PM
Quote:Doesn't Vegetius mention semispathia (2, 15) and semispathiis (2, 16)?You're absolutely right. I should have checked, especially as I have been cheerfully referring to semispathium throughout this thread! That said, with that modification I maintain my point. Vegetius does not compare the two weapons other than to say that one is a large gladius and the other a smaller one. If he had used the word semispatha, I would not be making this argument but he does not. In short, spatha and semispathium are both swords but of different sizes and not necessarily related.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
