This sword belongs to Ancient Greek or spartan Armoury. These types of swords were built to hold them in one hand and the classic blade was generally about 50–60 cm long, although the Spartans ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were ... overcome the close combat favored by Greek armies. During the 5th century BC, swords became increasing shorter as tactics ...

KASHIHARA, Nara Prefecture--An iron sword that at more than 2 meters long ranks as the largest intact ancient blade ever discovered in Japan is heavily oxidized after being buried in soil for ...