07-18-2002, 02:15 PM
I will certainly buy the book once it becomes available!<br>
But why all this insistance on slashing? Although the stabbing theory might have been over stated there is plenty of evidence in scuptures and mosaics of glatiators and legionaries in stabbing stance. Most likely all kinds of things happened in a battle so to really insist there was a rigidly prescribed way of fencing is, in my opinion, not realistic. Whether the romans prefered stabbing or not is maybe an interesing topic to debate for some, but in general I tend to think an effective writing style allows each reader to imagine his own fine details. Anyway... enjoy the read keep us updated! <p></p><i></i>
But why all this insistance on slashing? Although the stabbing theory might have been over stated there is plenty of evidence in scuptures and mosaics of glatiators and legionaries in stabbing stance. Most likely all kinds of things happened in a battle so to really insist there was a rigidly prescribed way of fencing is, in my opinion, not realistic. Whether the romans prefered stabbing or not is maybe an interesing topic to debate for some, but in general I tend to think an effective writing style allows each reader to imagine his own fine details. Anyway... enjoy the read keep us updated! <p></p><i></i>
Jeffery Wyss
"Si vos es non secui of solutio tunc vos es secui of preciptate."
"Si vos es non secui of solutio tunc vos es secui of preciptate."
