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...period, will complete the picture. We may behold them clad in bright armour of a good proof and well tempered, which covered breast and back ; the greaves,...long, (a chief mark of contradistinction from the light shaft of Persia,) and, with their short broadsword, constituted their main weapons. No Greek...

...period, will complete the picture. We may behold them clad in bright armour of a good proof and well tempered, which covered breast and back ; the greaves,...long, (a chief mark of contradistinction from the light shaft of Persia,) and, with their short broadsword, constituted their main weapons. No Greek...

...in proportion to the rank of the wearer. Broad, sturdy, and richly ornamented were their bucklers, the loss of which was the loss of honour ; their spears were ponderous, thick, and long, whilst the Persian shaft was slight. These arms, with their short broadsword, constituted their main...

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...still retained— their helmets were wrought and crested, the cones mostly painted in glowing colors, and the plumage of feathers or horse-hair, rich and...darling of their arms, the loss of which was the loss of honor — their spears were ponderous, thick, and long, a chief mark of contradistinction from the...

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