03-14-2008, 07:56 PM
Ospreys ""Romano-Byzantine Armies" describes this axe as 4th cent Byzantine from Konstantinoupolis part of Damabatron Oaks collection Washingdon. So probaly is not out of place in the era in question.
Byzantines had to solve the problem of extra heavy armors at least during the civil wars were both sides usuall fielded catafracts so their answer was mace (mantzoukion modern - matsouki), "morning star" (apelatikion), axe usually but not exclusively the Varangians and the Latinikon.
Kuura thanks for the image of the war hammer. Most people belive it was used by the "Latinikon" at the closing era of the empire.
Good info. Laudes!
Kind regards
Byzantines had to solve the problem of extra heavy armors at least during the civil wars were both sides usuall fielded catafracts so their answer was mace (mantzoukion modern - matsouki), "morning star" (apelatikion), axe usually but not exclusively the Varangians and the Latinikon.
Kuura thanks for the image of the war hammer. Most people belive it was used by the "Latinikon" at the closing era of the empire.
Good info. Laudes!
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com