At the same time, infantry acquired a heavy thrusting-spear ( " hasta " ) which became the main close order combat weapon to replace the " gladius ", as the " spatha " was too long to be swung comfortably in tight formation ( although it could be used to stab ).
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The " "'spatha " "'was a type of straight and long sword, measuring between, in use in the territory of the Roman Empire during c . the 1st to 6th centuries CE . Later swords from the 7th to 10th centuries, like the Viking swords, are recognizable derivatives, and sometimes subsumed under the term " spatha ".
33.
The " "'spatha " "'was a type of straight and long sword, measuring between, in use in the territory of the Roman Empire during c . the 1st to 6th centuries CE . Later swords from the 7th to 10th centuries, like the Viking swords, are recognizable derivatives, and sometimes subsumed under the term " spatha ".
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In the imperial period, the Romans adopted the original Greek term, " sp�th " ( ????? ), as " spatha ", which still carried the general meaning of any object considered long and flat . " Spatha " appears first in Seneca with different meanings : a spatula, a metal-working implement, a palm-leaf and so on.
35.
In the imperial period, the Romans adopted the original Greek term, " sp�th " ( ????? ), as " spatha ", which still carried the general meaning of any object considered long and flat . " Spatha " appears first in Seneca with different meanings : a spatula, a metal-working implement, a palm-leaf and so on.
