Re: bows

From: JEFFREY KYER <jeff.kyer_at_...>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:08:30 -0000

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> > The Cretans were also noted.
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> ALthough in Livy's history of the war in Macedon, Cretans are also
> attributed nasty shotswords - possibly the spanish sword later
adopted by
> the romans, although I have no confirmation.

At the risk of going way off topic, the imfamous Roman shortsword was the Gladius Iberius. They got it off
the-folk-who-would-eventually-become-spaniards.

Not sure about this other shortsword. But by the time of the Conquest of Macedon, the Romans had already adopted most of their weapons and tactics (at least until Consul Marius came along)

Jeff