Do you know what a falx is ?
By astearon
@astearon (32)
Romania
3 responses
@khushboo1984 (1257)
• India
27 Oct 06
I love history as a subject. But, I dont have too much ideas on ancient weapons. Can you please tell me what is a falx is. And about any other ancient weapon if you can.
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@astearon (32)
• Romania
27 Oct 06
The Dacians were the ancient inhabitants of Dacia (modern Romania) and parts of Moesia in southeastern Europe. They spoke the Dacian language,wich has links to Thracian and Albanian. The first mention of them is in Roman sources, but classical authors are unanimous in considering the Dacians a branch of the Getae, a Thracian people known from Greek writings.
I'll post more about other weapons as i go along :)
@astearon (32)
• Romania
27 Oct 06
Khopesh
Khopesh is the name given by the ancient Egyptians to a Canaanite sickle-sword. A typical khopesh has about 18 cm of hilt, with the blade extending some 40 cm from the hilt before curving into a slight crescent shape for another 15 to 30 cm.
The khopesh was initially used against the Egyptians in war, but as the kingdom of Egypt improved trade relations with other kingdoms, eventually it adopted the khopesh.
Many feel that the Greek kopis is a direct derivative of this Egyptian sword, which would make it a direct ancestor of the wide variety of Europe and Asian backswords.
The sickle-sword: