| 1. | A long sword ( spatha ) lay diagonally on the corpse.
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| 2. | The " spatha " remained popular throughout the Migration Period.
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| 3. | Spatha is arrested and sentenced to death by firing squad.
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| 4. | The Roman " spatha " was used in war and in gladiatorial fights.
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| 5. | There is no hint of any native Roman sword called a " spatha ".
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| 6. | The transition from the Viking age spatha to the pommel into simpler hazelnut or disc shapes.
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| 7. | She is an accomplished horse-rider and skilled with a " spatha ".
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| 8. | Archaeologically many instances of the " spatha " have been found in Britain and Germany.
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| 9. | The Romans adopted the Celtic cavalry sword, the spatha, and Epona, the Celtic horse goddess.
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| 10. | They were in the form of the spatha and therefore have been classified as " Roman swords ".
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