12-28-2009, 04:11 PM
Xiphos simply means sword.
Except cross-type hand guard earlier types of handles reminincent of Bronze Age types survived:
Except cross-type hand guard earlier types of handles reminincent of Bronze Age types survived:
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Phokean Ekdromos
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com