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The Semispatha and the Saex
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03-16-2014, 11:09 AM
Quote:Maybe Vegetius indeed just used the terminology of his time to describe the gladius and pugio arrangement of "the good old days" ...?

I suspect so. As in Josephus (BJ, III.5.5) "The footmen... have swords on each side; but the sword which is upon their left side is much longer than the other, for that on the right side is not longer than a span."

Josephus is describing the gladius and pugio here (although reversed!) - Vegetius probably is too. Unless we are to believe that Roman soldiers really went around with two actual swords...
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The Semispatha and the Saex - by Longovicium - 03-15-2014, 05:20 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Flavivs Aetivs - 03-15-2014, 07:25 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Longovicium - 03-15-2014, 07:42 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Flavivs Aetivs - 03-15-2014, 08:07 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Nathan Ross - 03-15-2014, 09:00 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Thomas V. - 03-16-2014, 02:58 AM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Nathan Ross - 03-16-2014, 11:09 AM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Renatus - 03-16-2014, 01:04 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Thomas V. - 03-16-2014, 03:50 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Renatus - 03-16-2014, 04:29 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Thomas V. - 03-16-2014, 04:46 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Thomas V. - 03-16-2014, 09:50 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by James Boschma - 03-17-2014, 03:12 AM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by XorX - 03-17-2014, 06:54 AM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Longovicium - 03-17-2014, 07:51 AM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Thomas V. - 03-17-2014, 12:06 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Flavivs Aetivs - 03-17-2014, 01:15 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Nathan Ross - 03-17-2014, 02:11 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Longovicium - 03-17-2014, 02:50 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by XorX - 03-17-2014, 02:50 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Flavivs Aetivs - 03-17-2014, 03:02 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Thomas V. - 03-17-2014, 03:38 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Renatus - 03-17-2014, 04:15 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Thomas V. - 03-17-2014, 05:00 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Longovicium - 03-17-2014, 05:47 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Renatus - 03-17-2014, 05:56 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Renatus - 03-17-2014, 06:22 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Thomas V. - 03-17-2014, 07:08 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Thomas V. - 03-17-2014, 07:43 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Renatus - 03-17-2014, 10:10 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Thomas V. - 03-17-2014, 10:15 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Renatus - 03-17-2014, 10:37 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Thomas V. - 03-27-2014, 02:19 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Renatus - 03-28-2014, 06:32 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Thomas V. - 03-28-2014, 09:12 PM
The Semispatha and the Saex - by Renatus - 03-28-2014, 10:30 PM

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