11-22-2002, 03:06 PM
I have the book handy. The illo only says "Author's illistration" but the text says: "A remarkable curve-bladed weapon made of iron is preserved in the Romersmuseum, Augst, Switzerland and it is generally believed to be of gladiatorial origin." p. 43<br>
So that's where it is. In the paragraph before he says that the blade shape is described as "Danubian" or "Etruscan," depending on curvature. Has anyone else heard of this terminology? I know of the Etruscan terra-cotta sculpture of a man in hoplite equipment holding a strange, jambiyah-curved knife, and of course the falx/rhompaia weapon was curved. Are these where the terms came from? <p></p><i></i>
So that's where it is. In the paragraph before he says that the blade shape is described as "Danubian" or "Etruscan," depending on curvature. Has anyone else heard of this terminology? I know of the Etruscan terra-cotta sculpture of a man in hoplite equipment holding a strange, jambiyah-curved knife, and of course the falx/rhompaia weapon was curved. Are these where the terms came from? <p></p><i></i>