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...that was a true cut-and-thrust successor to the Gladius. It is longer, with less pointed end and a modified grip, that allows for easier cutting strikes.While some sources insist that both the Spatha and Gladius were worn on the right side, others indicate that this was not universal.
How was it worn in the movie?
The Spatha was primarily a cavalry weapon and intended for use on horseback. It is far more likely that a Gladiator would use a Gladius in combat, it is a much better weapon for close-quarters. Also the Gladiators would be well-schooled in its use. However, certain types of Galdiator (Samnites) used a longer curved sword, so I guess it's not out of the question that some could also have used the Spatha..One of my old buddies from the UK used to make fairly good replicas of the Gladius Hispaniensus (spelling?). This is the earlier version with the more pointed blade. It's a heavy and brutish weapon.
If you want to read an excellent book about Gladitors and Rome, try and find "The Far Arena" by Richard ben Sapir (out of print). It's about a Gladiator who becomes frozen in ice while still alive and is discovered in the near future and defrosted (it's not as far fetched as I make it sound). Now THAT book would make for a great Gladiator movie.
-Joe.
Never flame Victor, he has weapons and knowledge of proper use of same from all eras of warmaking. It would not be either a fair or long fight.
Finally, I realize that Tony Curtis was talking to his Spatha, not Kirk Douglas. "Yondah liths the kingdom of my fatha."I guess Antoninus should have stayed for the snails and oysters.
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