Xiphos
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The xiphos 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 blad
Modern reconstruction of a Greek xiphos and scabbard.
Actaeon holding a xiphos. Painted vase from Metaponto, c. 390–380 BC
Iron xiphos, Thessaloniki museum
Iron xiphos, kopis and iron spear heads, Thessaloniki Museum
Dory (spear)
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The dory or doru was the chief spear of hoplites in Ancient Greece. A small dory was called doration. The word doru is first attested in the Homeric epics with the meanings of "wood" and "spear". Home
Xiphos
…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…
Hoplite with spear in an arming scene on the tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix (490–470 BC