06-12-2009, 11:14 AM
Hi Garrelt,
Quote:If I'm correct Vegetius writes about the armament of the Byzantines.No, he writes about the Late Roman army in the later 4th century. Not a Byzantine in sight. :wink:
So in the Western Roman empire the shorter version, with a single edge, could be called a Saex.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)