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The Spatha

- The Roman Long Sword
Af: M.C. Bishop Engelsk Paperback

The Spatha

- The Roman Long Sword
Af: M.C. Bishop Engelsk Paperback
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Adopted from the Celts in the 1st century BC, the spatha, a lethal and formidable chopping blade, became the primary sword of the Roman soldier in the Later Empire. Over the following centuries, the blade, its scabbard, and its system of carriage underwent a series of developments, until by the 3rd century AD it was the universal sidearm of both infantry and cavalry.

Thanks to its long reach, the spatha was the ideal cavalry weapon, replacing the long gladius hispaniensis in the later Republican period. As the manner in which Roman infantrymen fought evolved, styles of hand-to-hand combat changed so much that the gladius was superseded by the longer spatha during the 2nd century AD. Like the gladius, the spatha was technologically advanced, with a carefully controlled use of steel. Easy maintenance was key to its success and the spatha was designed to be easily repaired in the field where access to a forge may have been limited. It remained the main Roman sword into the Late Roman period and its influence survived into the Dark Ages with Byzantine, Carolingian and Viking blades.

Drawing together historical accounts, excavated artefacts and the results of the latest scientific analyses of the blades, renowned authority M.C. Bishop reveals the full history of the development, technology, training and use of the spatha: the sword that defended an empire.

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Adopted from the Celts in the 1st century BC, the spatha, a lethal and formidable chopping blade, became the primary sword of the Roman soldier in the Later Empire. Over the following centuries, the blade, its scabbard, and its system of carriage underwent a series of developments, until by the 3rd century AD it was the universal sidearm of both infantry and cavalry.

Thanks to its long reach, the spatha was the ideal cavalry weapon, replacing the long gladius hispaniensis in the later Republican period. As the manner in which Roman infantrymen fought evolved, styles of hand-to-hand combat changed so much that the gladius was superseded by the longer spatha during the 2nd century AD. Like the gladius, the spatha was technologically advanced, with a carefully controlled use of steel. Easy maintenance was key to its success and the spatha was designed to be easily repaired in the field where access to a forge may have been limited. It remained the main Roman sword into the Late Roman period and its influence survived into the Dark Ages with Byzantine, Carolingian and Viking blades.

Drawing together historical accounts, excavated artefacts and the results of the latest scientific analyses of the blades, renowned authority M.C. Bishop reveals the full history of the development, technology, training and use of the spatha: the sword that defended an empire.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 80
ISBN-13: 9781472832399
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1472832396
Kategori: Ammunition og våbenteknologi
Udg. Dato: 23 jan 2020
Længde: 7mm
Bredde: 184mm
Højde: 247mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 23 jan 2020
Forfatter(e): M.C. Bishop
Forfatter(e) M.C. Bishop

Kategori Ammunition og våbenteknologi

ISBN-13 9781472832399

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 80

Udgave

Længde 7mm

Bredde 184mm

Højde 247mm

Udg. Dato 23 jan 2020

Oplagsdato 23 jan 2020

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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