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Dacian Falx test
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03-01-2017, 03:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-01-2017, 10:43 PM by Dan Howard.)
The Romans depicted Dacians with falxes for the same reason that vikings are depicted with horned helmets - because this is the stereotype. How else is the viewer supposed to know that he is looking at a Dacian? It has nothing to do with the weapon's prevalence on the battlefield.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books
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Dacian Falx test - by diegis - 02-28-2017, 10:39 PM
RE: Dacian Falx test - by Nathan Ross - 03-01-2017, 12:50 AM
RE: Dacian Falx test - by Crispianus - 03-01-2017, 07:28 AM
RE: Dacian Falx test - by diegis - 03-01-2017, 01:09 PM
RE: Dacian Falx test - by Nathan Ross - 03-01-2017, 03:07 PM
RE: Dacian Falx test - by Crispianus - 03-02-2017, 07:29 AM
RE: Dacian Falx test - by Dan Howard - 03-01-2017, 07:49 AM
RE: Dacian Falx test - by Dan Howard - 03-01-2017, 03:05 PM
RE: Dacian Falx test - by Dan Howard - 03-01-2017, 10:39 PM
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