The spatha was a type of straight and long sword, measuring between 0.5 and 1 metre, with a handle length of between 18 and 20 centimetres, in use in the territory of the Roman Empire during the 1st t
Roman era reenactor holding a replica late Roman spatha
Roman spatha in Reichsstadtmuseum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany.
Roman cavalry reenactor wearing a replica spatha
Depiction of swords with hilts fashioned in the shape of eagles' heads (Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs, c. AD 300)
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than that of a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword te
Spatha
…The spatha was a type of straight and long sword, measuring between 0.5 and 1 metre (20 and 40 inches), with a handle length of between 18 and 20 centimetres (7 and 8 inches), in use in the territory…
Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century
Apa-type swords, 17th-century BC
The swords found together with the Nebra sky disk, c. 1600 BC