The makhaira is a type of Ancient Greek bladed weapon and tool, generally a large knife or sword, similar in appearance to the modern day machete, with...
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Greek feminine singular noun. The difference in meaning between kopis and makhaira (μάχαιρα, another Greek word, meaning "chopper" or "short sword", "dagger")...
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Makhaira rossica is an extinct genus and species of a marine reptile belonging to the family Pliosauridae. It lived during the early Cretaceous period...
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possibly referring to the falcata given its similarities to the Greek makhaira. However, he also employs this name for the straight swords used by the...
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Harpax Iron Age sword Kama Kelantanese klewang Khopesh Kopis Kusarigama Makhaira Seven-Branched Sword Shotel Xiphos Bane, Theresa (2020). Encyclopedia of...
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to the weapon as a gladius, while the Greek version refers to it as a makhaira. Early Christian theologians were almost universally pacifists, with Justin...
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Leontios Machairas (redirect from Leontios Makhairas)
Leontios Machairas or Makhairas (Greek: Λεόντιος Μαχαιράς, French: Léonce Machéras; about 1380 - after 1432) was a historian in medieval Cyprus. The main...
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Kirpan Klewang Kopis Kukri Lahot Langgai Tinggang Laring Luwuk (sword) Makhaira Mameluke sword Mandau (knife) Messer (sword) Moplah sword Niabor Panabas...
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– blade 48–60 cm (19–24 in) – with forward-curving blade for slashing Makhaira: Greek one-handed, single-edged shortsword or knife for cutting (primary)...
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Greek διμάχαιρος dimákhairos 'bearing two knives' (δι- di- 'two' + μάχαιρα mákhaira 'knife'). The dimachaeri were popular during the 2nd to 4th centuries CE...
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