07-09-2010, 03:35 AM
I had always thought the Greeks used "contus" in referring to its length as much like a "barge pole," in other words quite long. At one time, with the help of John, we had come up with the 4 meter length, anything much longer wobbling and thus less effective as a direct punch.
( :oops: Sorry about the plumbata. Maybe they used hand-grenades. :oops: How about Molitov cocktails? :oops: :oops: :oops: )
( :oops: Sorry about the plumbata. Maybe they used hand-grenades. :oops: How about Molitov cocktails? :oops: :oops: :oops: )
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb