The spatha was a type of straight and long sword, measuring between 0.5 and 1 m (19.7 and 39.4 in), with a handle length of between 18 and 20 cm (7.1 and...

single term that can be reconstructed as having referred specifically to the spatha in Common Germanic. There are a number of terms and epithets which refer...

the Spartans. Migration Period swords Spatha: continuation, evolved into Ring-sword (ring-spatha, ring-hilt spatha), Merovingian period Viking sword or...

(the Elizabethan long sword). The spatha was a double-edged longsword used by the Romans. The idea for the spatha came from the swords of ancient Celts...

Ilias Spathas (Greek: Ηλίας Σπάθας; born 18 February 1980) is a former international referee who refereed at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, beginning...

third century AD the heavy Roman infantry replaced the gladius with the spatha (already common among Roman cavalrymen), relegating the gladius as a weapon...

word for a flat piece of wood or splint, a diminutive form of the Latin spatha, meaning 'broadsword', and hence can also refer to a tongue depressor. The...

or spatharioi (singular: Latin: spatharius; Greek: σπαθάριος, literally "spatha-bearer") were a class of Late Roman imperial bodyguards in the court in...

later Iron Age sword remained fairly short and without a crossguard. The spatha, as it developed in the Late Roman army, became the predecessor of the European...

Cosmopterosis spatha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Maria Alma Solis in 2009. It is found in Costa Rica, where it has been recorded...