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M.C. Bishop The Spatha (Paperback) Weapon
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- The Spatha
- Publication Name
- The Spatha: the Roman Long Sword
- Title
- The Spatha
- EAN
- 9781472832399
- ISBN
- 9781472832399
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Type
- Textbook
- Release Year
- 2020
- Release Date
- 23/01/2020
- Item Height
- 248 mm
- Item Length
- 184mm
- Illustrator
- Peter Dennis
- Contributor
- Peter Dennis (Illustrated by)
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- The Roman Long Sword
- ISBN-10
- 1472832396
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Weight
- 264 g
- Series
- Weapon
- Genre
- History
- Subject
- Engineering & Technology, Government, History
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Item Width
- 184 mm
- Number of Pages
- 80 Pages
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Product Information
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manner in which Roman infantrymen fought evolved, styles of hand-to-hand combat changed so much that the gladius was superseded by the longer spatha during the 2nd century AD.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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13
9781472832399
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27046617610
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
The Spatha: the Roman Long Sword
Publication Year
2020
Subject
Engineering & Technology, Government, History
Type
Textbook
Series
Weapon
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
248 mm
Item Weight
264 g
Item Width
184 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Illustrator
Peter Dennis
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