were ancient swords SHORT!?

Name: were ancient swords SHORT!?
Uploaded: 2025-09-15T17:27:06.614Z
Duration: 4 min 27 s
Channel: Ancient Edge
Description: We often label ancient swords as short swords - we say that the Roman Gladius was a short sword, or the Xiphos was a short sword... but is this really accurate?

Ancient Edge

Sep 15, 2025

We often label ancient swords as short swords - we say that the Roman Gladius was a short sword, or the Xiphos was a short sword... but is this really accurate?