06-28-2010, 08:54 PM
Quote:The spear in question is the cavalry ‘Kamax’, and the other weapon falls within the typical length for a ‘longche'/short dual purpose spear.
Where does the word kamax originate from? When was it first used to apply to a cavalry dory?
I ask because Xenophon refers to "dorata" used by the cavalry of his day which I assume are the same as the spear in that image above.
Xen.Hell.3.4.14] "When they came to a hand-to-hand encounter, all of the Greeks who struck anyone broke their spears" (?? ?? ??? ?????? ?????, ???? ??? ??? ??????? ??????? ?????, ?????? ?????????? ?? ??????,)
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!"
