- if the other, the
spathae of the auxiliaries.
There is no
indication in
Tacitus that they were cavalry. The next
mention of
spathae is in the 5th century...
-
Glyphidocera spathae is a moth in the
family Autostichidae. It was
described by
Adamski in 2005. It is
found in
Costa Rica. funet[permanent dead link]...
-
abandoned and the
spatha had
replaced the gladius. An
early find of
Roman spathae in a
native Germanic context (as
opposed to
Roman military camps in Germania)...
-
battle or raiding, and
instead were
likely decorative items. Like
Roman spathae, they were worn in leather-bound
wooden scabbards suspended from a strap...
- service,
possibly a cataphract. The two
infantryman carry round shields and
spathae (swords). They have beards,
trousers and tunics. They have
generally been...
- blades).
Bishop and
Coulston suggest that some or all were made from
broken spathae.
Hasta is a
Latin word
meaning a
thrusting spear.
Hastae were
carried by...
- with lances, the
foreground and
background show
infantry fighting with
spathae (long-bladed swords); they are
equipped with knee-length
scale armours...
- spears, javelins,
shields and
sometimes broad slashing swords,
known as
Spathae to the Romans.
Shields were round, oval or hexagonal,
often painted with...
-
western European counterparts,
coming out of late
antique Asiatic-type
spathae introduced by the
Alans and Huns, with ****ings for the
hilts and scabbards...
-
addition to, the contus. As a
secondary weapon they were
armed with
swords (
spathae). In some cases,
their horses were
covered in
scale armour also. Two iron...
