swords

**Quillan** · 02-23-2005, 18:08

I don't know what "spatha" translates to from Latin, but the spatha was the longer sword used by cavalary troopers. It wasn't adopted by the legionarii until after the Severan reforms.

**jerby** · 02-23-2005, 20:06

gladius meens sword. but also Penis, revering to the sex-symbol status of the gladiators, wich wielded it.
but it would look nix, some variety.

**Senta** · 02-23-2005, 20:25

spatha means a broad sword or a sabre... italian "spada" - sword comes from spatha...

**Spetulhu** · 02-23-2005, 22:13

It's because the Italians use spatha (spada) that I thought it would be the original word. Checked them both in an online dictionary and it's true, gladius comes up as sword first. Spatha is several kinds of tools besides a sword. Cooking utensils? A tool for weaving cloth? The spatula? Hmm... I suspect the original design for the sword wasn't popular with the men.

BTW, what's the name of the swords used by Greek heavy infantry?

**Senta** · 02-23-2005, 22:17

Originally Posted by Spetulhu

BTW, what's the name of the swords used by Greek heavy infantry?

Xiphos... or do you mean slashing Kopis that was mentioned in this thread?

**khelvan** · 02-23-2005, 22:24

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