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Dead Sea reveals four 1,900-year-old Roman swords in cave
BBC News ^
| September 6, 2023
| David Gritten
Posted on 09/08/2023 5:44:08 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/08/2023 5:44:08 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
To: BenLurkin; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks BenLurkin.
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posted on
09/08/2023 5:46:23 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: SunkenCiv
Roman long swords were only 24” long?
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posted on
09/08/2023 5:47:34 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Sufferings are the guardrails on the road to Heaven.)
To: SunkenCiv
What a find!
Someone really really wanted those weapons hidden!
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posted on
09/08/2023 5:48:32 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
To: Delta 21
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posted on
09/08/2023 5:49:04 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
To: Delta 21
The blades. The blades of a gladius was only about 18” long. Note that Roman weapons were only iron, and not steel. Longer iron weapons might break or bend in use.
To: Delta 21
Romans fought at very close quarters and in formation, European style long swords would have been unwieldily.
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posted on
09/08/2023 5:49:34 AM PDT
by
fluffy
To: SunkenCiv
Archaeologists believe the swords were hidden by Judean rebels after they were seized from the Roman army as booty...
There were JEWS in Palestine 2000 years ago? They had a Temple that was destroyed by the Romans? It was on that piece of land called the "Temple Mount"? You mean, it wasn't ALWAYS muslim land?
Who knew?
I suppose I should include this: /s
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posted on
09/08/2023 5:50:22 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
To: SunkenCiv
Was there a sign on the cave that said “Bob’s discount swords and daggers”?
Cool find though.
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posted on
09/08/2023 5:52:01 AM PDT
by
Bob434
To: silverleaf
Jewess Jeans
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posted on
09/08/2023 5:53:37 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Delta 21
Yes, the romans had very short arms
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posted on
09/08/2023 5:53:42 AM PDT
by
Bob434
To: Delta 21
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posted on
09/08/2023 5:58:23 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: Bob434
No, it was “Bloodbath and Beyond”
To: ferret_airlift
"Note that Roman weapons were only iron, and not steel. Longer iron weapons might break or bend in use." The Romans made and used steel, specifically for their weapons. Their steel isn't considered to be high quality, but they knew how to make it and they did.
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posted on
09/08/2023 5:59:48 AM PDT
by
Flag_This
(They're lying.)
To: Bob434
But they were cunning runts….
I wonder how much of the massive Roman siege camp below Masada has yet been fully explored?
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posted on
09/08/2023 6:00:32 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
To: ferret_airlift
Note that Roman weapons were only iron, and not steel.The Romans made swords out of steel. Not what we would consider good steel today, but steel. Wikipedia has a pretty good summary of the processes used, under Gladius.
To: Flag_This
I should have checked before posting. I type too slowly.
To: SunkenCiv
Looks like an assault sword!!
To: Carl Vehse
That's why they hid it near assault sea.
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posted on
09/08/2023 6:14:49 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: SunkenCiv
Possibly the sort of sword used by some auxiliaries (auxilia) or Cavalry. These don’t look like the known gladius examples.
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posted on
09/08/2023 6:16:55 AM PDT
by
buwaya
(Strategic imperatives )
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