Delos Sword

[marcos]

I not agree. A lot of reenactors can draw gladius of such lenghtness. Even longer, as did some cavalryman reenactors, drawing cavalry spatha much longer than 66 cm. Don't forgot to see the cavalrymen tombstones, depicting the spatha hanging from the right side, too. Even the cavalry spathae founded in imperial times are very longer than 60-65 cm, for exemple the Rottweil or Newstead ones.

here I can agree, I have some doubt too about that Hazell's theory.

I repeat i don't know a roman REPUBLICAN sword with a 45-50 blade lenghtness.

here I not agree. Below a republican one with blade 44 cm, total 58 cm, weight 420 gr, already post in some other topic.



I also know an hispaniensis blade 46 cm , but sadly I have not pictures.

Last , In Zagabria museum there is an hispaniensis with blade lenght 53 cm , if I remeber right .