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A new "Roman" sword from Soknopaiou Nesos (El-Fayyum, Egypt) / Paola Davoli and Christian Miks

Author:
Davoli, Paola
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New York : Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, 2015.
Copyright Date:
©2015
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations (some color), color map, plans (some color)
Additional Creators:
Miks, Christian, New York University. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, and New York University. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. Ancient World Digital Library
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Summary:
A long and well preserved sword was brought to light in 2006 during the archaeological excavations carried out by the Soknopaiou Nesos Project (University of Salento, Lecce) in the temenos of the main temple in Soknopaiou Nesos, modern Dime. The current state of research would suggest a classification as a Roman, or at least Roman influenced, weapon of the late Republican period. However, some peculiar elements of this sword seem to point to an oriental or Egyptian final assemblage. It thus may give a new impulse to the still open discussion about the appearance of Hellenistic swords starting from the period of Alexander's Successors. The weapon can have been used by soldiers of the late Ptolemaic period as well as by members of the Roman army. The question whether the sword ended up in the temenos as part of local defensive arms or as a votive object will largely remain speculative, as its find context is not stratigraphically reliable.
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Title from journal home page (ISAW Papers, viewed August 13, 2015).
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Includes bibliographical references.
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