06-04-2011, 08:50 PM
As John says there is anectdotal evidence from some of the stories about Spartans, also the one about Spartan swords being favored by sword-swallowers. There are however, more than a few images showing very small swords in the hands of either Spartans or held by Thebans on stelai at a time when they had adopted elements of panoply, like the pilos, usually credited to Spartan fashion for its popularity.
Such swords would be the devil in the press when men are very close. There is a vase that shows the strike that would be best- down from above into the chest cavity along side the neck where there are no bones to get in the way.
Such swords would be the devil in the press when men are very close. There is a vase that shows the strike that would be best- down from above into the chest cavity along side the neck where there are no bones to get in the way.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
