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A Roman Sabre?
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(04-17-2024, 02:32 PM)Eleatic Guest Wrote: Does this Roman mosaic from the mid-3rd century AD (Archaeological Museum of Sousse, Tunisia) represent a proper sabre or was the artist simply running out of space to show a straight-bladed sword?

How many other ancient swords with that degree of curvature do you know?
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Jasper Oorthuys
Webmaster & Editor, Ancient Warfare magazine
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A Roman Sabre? - by Eleatic Guest - 04-17-2024, 02:32 PM
RE: A Roman Sabre? - by Praefectusclassis - 04-17-2024, 03:17 PM
RE: A Roman Sabre? - by Eleatic Guest - 04-26-2024, 04:24 PM
RE: A Roman Sabre? - by Arius - 04-28-2024, 06:57 AM
RE: A Roman Sabre? - by Eleatic Guest - 04-28-2024, 09:13 AM
RE: A Roman Sabre? - by Arius - 04-28-2024, 10:18 PM
RE: A Roman Sabre? - by brettjohnson - 05-10-2024, 10:32 AM

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