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Xiphos

The xiphos (Ancient Greek: ξίφος ; plural xiphe, Ancient Greek: ξίφη ) 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…

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related to Etymology · 10
Xiphos → Arabic, Egyptian, Homer, Indo-European, Mycenaean, Mycenaean Greek Linear, One, Ossetic, Stone's Glossary, The
related to Construction · 8
Xiphos → Hand, Italy, Macedonia, Most, Some, The, There, These
related to history · 6
Xiphos → Classical, Iberia, Iron Ages, It, The, Very
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Xiphos → natural evolution of the iron version of the Naue II but with a more sophisticated handle design.The leaf-shaped short swords were not limited to Greece

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Xiphosis anatural evolution of the iron version of the Naue II but with a more sophisticated handle design.The leaf-shaped short swords were not limited to Greece0.90text
Xiphosrelated to ConstructionMost0.60section
Xiphosrelated to ConstructionThe0.60section
Xiphosrelated to ConstructionHand0.60section
Xiphosrelated to ConstructionSome0.60section
Xiphosrelated to ConstructionItaly0.60section
Xiphosrelated to ConstructionMacedonia0.60section
Xiphosrelated to ConstructionThere0.60section
Xiphosrelated to ConstructionThese0.60section
Xiphosrelated to EtymologyStone's Glossary0.60section
Xiphosrelated to EtymologyHomer0.60section
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