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Not a very Roman sword?

posted 5 years ago by Betamax66 (588)
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The guard of this Gladius sword that Maximus wields isn't very Roman - but round?

https://i.ibb.co/Zf4t0Sf/39e6ff38b9519eb96d78cbd08e3b0b93.jpg

Here's a real Gladius' guard... https://i.ibb.co/9vPT308/wm-12693375.jpg

Another error by the film crew, amongst loads?

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[–] whynotwriteme (7739) 5 years ago

The shape of the guard could vary. See this diagram. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ff/0a/64/ff0a64ceadd1ab52b724dfd667b6a640.jpg

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