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Modern reconstruction of a Greek xiphos and scabbard.Actaeon holding a xiphos. Painted vase from Metaponto, c. 390–380 BC
The xiphos (Ancient Greek: ξίφος[ksípʰos]; plural xiphe, Ancient Greek: ξίφη[ksípʰɛː])[1] is a double-edged, one-handed Iron Age straight shortsword used by the ancient Greeks. It was a secondary battlefield weapon for the Greek armies after the dory or javelin. The classic blade was generally about 45–60 cm (18–24 in) long, although the Spartans supposedly preferred to use blades as short as 30 cm (12 in) around the era of the Greco-Persian Wars.
^ξίφος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
contemporary with the xiphos, had a virtually identical blade design as the xiphos. Contrary to popular belief, no example of a xiphos made from bronze has...
rather than a xiphos, because from the height of a horse's back the cut of a machaira will serve you better than the thrust of a xiphos." (Xenophon, 12:11)...
to Xiphos. Xiphos has captured Aruval and draws out the part of his soul he had implanted in him. This restores Aruval to normal and gives Xiphos physical...
Europe. Gladius, an early ancient Roman thrusting shortsword for legionaries Xiphos, a double-edged, single-hand blade used by the ancient Greeks; Certain Renaissance-era...
rather than a xiphos, because from the height of a horse’s back the cut of a machaira will serve you better than the thrust of a xiphos". The precise...
cognates with the ancient Greek xiphos, which may have been borrowed from a Semitic language, as both saif and xiphos go back to an old (Bronze Age) wanderwort...
Throscodectes xiphos is a species of insect in family Tettigoniidae. It is endemic to Australia. Orthopteroid Specialist Group (1996). "Throscodectes xiphos". IUCN...
(unattested Old Persian *akīnakah, Sogdian kynʼk) is a type of dagger or xiphos (short sword) used mainly in the first millennium BCE in the eastern Mediterranean...
addition to spolas or linothorax body-armor, hoplite's helmet, greaves and a xiphos or kopis sword (though their equipment was likely more ornate than main-line...
Roman swords were similar to those of the Greeks, called xiphe (pl., sg.: xiphos). From the 3rd century BC, however, the Romans adopted a weapon based on...
related to the series. A baker turned warrior from Athens fighting with a Xiphos and shield, Sophitia became involved in the search for the cursed sword...
(known internally as BibleCS) is a Windows application built in C++Builder. Xiphos (formerly GnomeSword) is a C++ SWORD front end using GTK+, with binaries...
firm. In 2011, Oceus Networks launched Xiphos, a broadband network that can be set up in remote locations. Xiphos is a scalable system, letting users deploy...
guiding the procedure. The term xiphoid originates from the Greek word xiphos, which means 'straight sword', bearing a resemblance to the process's tip...
cavalry and heavy infantry. 3rd century BCE Gaul/Germania – Migration Period. Xiphos: Greek one-handed, double-edged Iron Age straight shortsword Xyele: The...
caught near the entrance to Table Bay and named it Xiphiurus capensis ('xiphos'=sword, 'oura'=tail). His description was published in "Illustrations of...
that of the ancient Roman gladius, the Scottish dirk and the ancient Greek xiphos. Inhabitants of Caucasus have used the Kindjal as a secondary weapon since...
Boeotian helmets, but bore no shield. A kopis (curved slashing sword) or xiphos (cut and thrust sword) was also carried for close combat, should the xyston...
round shield. As well as this, they would have carried a sword, either a xiphos or a kopis. This would have made them far better suited to engagements where...
Saif is an Arab word for swords in general, not a certain type. The term xiphos, Greek for a double-edged straight sword, may be related to saif. The handle...
Parthian and Sassanid Empires in Iran, iron swords were common. The Greek xiphos and the Roman gladius are typical examples of the type, measuring some 60...
arrows or other projectiles. The secondary weapon was a shortsword called a xiphos. The phalangites also had a smaller and flatter shield than that of the...
Military of Mycenaean Greece Phalanx Peltast Pezhetairos Sarissa Sacred Band of Thebes Sciritae Seleucid army Spartan army Strategos Toxotai Xiphos Xyston...
Prehistory Bronze Age sword Khopesh Ancient period Iron Age sword Harpe Gladius Xiphos Kopis/Falcata Makhaira Spatha Sica Rhomphaia Falx Post-classical period...
Xiphosura (/zɪfoʊˈsjʊərə/; from Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos) 'sword', and οὐρά (ourá) 'tail', in reference to its sword-like tail) is an order of arthropods...
Prehistory Bronze Age sword Khopesh Ancient period Iron Age sword Harpe Gladius Xiphos Kopis/Falcata Makhaira Spatha Sica Rhomphaia Falx Post-classical period...
Prehistory Bronze Age sword Khopesh Ancient period Iron Age sword Harpe Gladius Xiphos Kopis/Falcata Makhaira Spatha Sica Rhomphaia Falx Post-classical period...
Prehistory Bronze Age sword Khopesh Ancient period Iron Age sword Harpe Gladius Xiphos Kopis/Falcata Makhaira Spatha Sica Rhomphaia Falx Post-classical period...
their force. Hoplites also carried a sword, mostly a short sword called a xiphos, but later also longer and heavier types. The short sword was a secondary...
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