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In Reply to: Here is Spatha... posted by Victor Khomenko on June 1, 2000 at 09:00:02:
The Spatha was primarily a cavalry weapon and intended for use on horseback. It is far more likely that a Gladiator would use a Gladius in combat, it is a much better weapon for close-quarters. Also the Gladiators would be well-schooled in its use. However, certain types of Galdiator (Samnites) used a longer curved sword, so I guess it's not out of the question that some could also have used the Spatha..One of my old buddies from the UK used to make fairly good replicas of the Gladius Hispaniensus (spelling?). This is the earlier version with the more pointed blade. It's a heavy and brutish weapon.
If you want to read an excellent book about Gladitors and Rome, try and find "The Far Arena" by Richard ben Sapir (out of print). It's about a Gladiator who becomes frozen in ice while still alive and is discovered in the near future and defrosted (it's not as far fetched as I make it sound). Now THAT book would make for a great Gladiator movie.
-Joe.
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