The spatha was a type of straight and long sword, measuring between 0.5 and 1 metre (20 and 40 inches), with a handle length of between 18 and 20 centimetres (7 and 8 inches), in use in the …

Jul 15, 2016 · The spatha was introduced to the Roman army in the early imperial period by Celtic cavalry auxiliaries who continued to wear their Celtic long swords, with blade lengths of 60 to …

The Auxilia spatha represents an early form of the long slashing cavalry weapon. The blade is a Straubing-Nydam type, of the Newstead variant. Typically these were of moderate length, …

The spatha was a type of straight and long sword, measuring between 0.75 and 1 m (30 and 39 in), in use throughout first millennium AD Europe, and in the territory of the Roman Empire …

May 8, 2024 · The spatha was a Roman longsword, used primarily by cavalry in the Roman military. Spathii are longer than infantry swords, this replica is approximately 98 centimeters …

Aug 25, 2024 · The Romans adopted the cavalry sword, which they called by the Greek word “spatha” (a term that later entered many European languages as a designation for any straight …

Nov 21, 2023 · Explore the different types of roman cavalry swords including the Roman Spatha and the Roman Gladius. See images and a comparison of the Spatha vs....

Jan 21, 2020 · The viking swords ancestor was the germanic spatha. The warriors could deliver very powerful blows from above the shoulder with the single-handed, parallel-sided, double …

Jan 23, 2020 · The short sword continued as the sidearm of choice for Roman infantry throughout the 1st century AD and well into the 2nd. Meanwhile, the longer cavalry sword had even …

Jul 17, 2023 · The spatha originated in the late Roman Republic and became the primary weapon of the Roman cavalry during the Roman Empire. It was a longer and more versatile sword than …