33+ Ancient Greek Swords
Background. Gladius like blade, greek pommel, scabbard. These greek swords were about 1 ½ feet in length and made originally of bronze, and later of iron.
Ancient greek armored foot soldiers were known as hoplites and they mainly relied on spears and shields for combat. Our selection includes both functional greek swords and decorative greek swords, ensuring that the xiphos was not the only sword of the ancient greeks. It was a secondary battlefield weapon for the greek armies after the dory or javelin.
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Depending on the sword type and era, ancient greek had various words to describe swords. Warfare in greece centered mainly on heavy infantrymen called the greek hoplite. A collection of seven ancient greek blades along with their scabbards. Greek warriors preferred close combat, that's.