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Another distinction: The hispaniensis, Mainz, Fulham and all their transitional forms had long, tapering points i.e. the edges tapered in an ogival curve to the narrow point, like a Gothic arch. The Pompeii pattern had an abruptly angled, much shorter point - a stronger design. This distinguishes the Pompeii from the parallell-sided hispaniensis.
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I tend to think that the Pompeii style only came into being from the point of view that it was more simple to produce in quantity at a time when the Roman army was expanding at a pace.
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Perhaps I'm wrong, but the Pompeii style sword is only date as early as AD40 right? To my knowledge the Roman army didn't get significantly larger at this time
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-Matt