Preview: The Romani

**war is hell** · 09-07-2009, 02:34

That Romani looks so bad-ass, he kinda reminds me of Aaron Eckhart

**antisocialmunky** · 09-07-2009, 04:16

BTW- I don't think this ever got answered but:

What is that Celtic Sword called from the quiz?

**-Praetor-** · 09-07-2009, 14:12

Celtic Shortsword. The Roman name for that sword is unknown, specially considering the romans called most of their blades simply "gladius".

But that's not a Gladius Hispaniensis, that's for sure.

**antisocialmunky** · 09-07-2009, 22:51

Should it technically be called something like "Iron Age Sword from the X Culture layer at LOCATION made sometime between ca. DATE1 to ca. DATE2:....

**-Praetor-** · 09-08-2009, 14:08

Originally Posted by antisocialmunky

Should it technically be called something like "Iron Age Sword from the X Culture layer at LOCATION made sometime between ca. DATE1 to ca. DATE2:....

Certainly, but no way in hell the community would have answered the proper archaeological name. Hence, just a simpler name denoting its type and provenance was requiered.

**antisocialmunky** · 09-08-2009, 14:16

But can you provide the Culture it came from. I'm just curious.

**paullus** · 09-08-2009, 16:25

its a type found in several examples from N. Italy, from the Po down to Latium. its likely an ancestor of the hispaniensis, as the route of progression from it to the hispaniensis is fairly obvious from observing it.