Byzantine Weapons and Warfare

[Robert Vermaat]

Interpretations of Byzantine arms and tactics

Thanks Stephanos.
I can't read the text, but that's what I have in mind for the so-called ínfantry kontos.

We see such longer thrusting spears depicted and described from Classical Greece throughout the Roman period into Byzantine times. So I think we can rightly assume that such weapons belonged to the vast array of Roman weaponry. The names vary from the generic 'dory' and 'hasta' to 'kontos' and 'contus', which are also used throughout the same period.