12-27-2007, 09:21 PM
There could have been an evolution in the nature of the menavlion over time. If the origin of the name is from the Latin venabulum then it may have originated as a type of javelin.
The length of the head is rather odd; if the weapon were both long and wide-shafted one might expect a small pike-like head in order to minimise weight at the end of the weapon. I can see no advantage in having a long blade on the end of a purely thrusting weapon.
The length of the head is rather odd; if the weapon were both long and wide-shafted one might expect a small pike-like head in order to minimise weight at the end of the weapon. I can see no advantage in having a long blade on the end of a purely thrusting weapon.
Martin
Fac me cocleario vomere!
Fac me cocleario vomere!