Roman Battle Axe??!

[Anonymous]

@mcbishop: Could you post it? It may be a Raetic waraxe, especially since this axes are called usually "Hellebardenäxte" or "asce alabarde".<br>
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The Alpine tribes were famous for their use of waraxes, as little others did so in Europe in this timeframe.<br>
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To cite Horaz:<br>
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…videre Raeti bella sub Alpibus<br>
Drusum gerentem; Vindelici – quibus<br>
mos unde deductus per omne<br>
tempus Amazonia securi<br>
dextras obarment, quarere distuli,<br>
nec scire fas est omnia - …<br>
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Horaz (Odi, IV, IV, 17-22)<br>
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It may be also possible that Raetic auxiliary troops might have carried - for some time - such weapons, although there is, as far as I know no evidence for this. The Raetians did quickly adopt "new" weapons, like the Pila, after having used the north-italic variant since 300 BC, or the Celtic longsword. But they never ceased to use their waraxes until the Roman invasion...<br>
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Perhaps I might be able to host a "Raetic" Waraxe via photobucket in the next days...<br>
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P.S: Hello<br>
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OA<br>
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<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=oleanderardens>OLEANDER ARDENS</A> at: 9/7/04 7:06 pm<br></i>