Roman swordsmanship

[Matt Easton]

"Written evidence aside, if the gladius was never used to cut with, it would not have been wide, flat and sharp. There are earlier swords made exclusively for thrusting, and they do not resemble the gladius."

Exactly, and I believe it is inaccurate to say the gladius was a thrusting weapon therefore - it was a cut and thrust weapon. That Vegetius specifies it is better to rely more on the point in fact supports this rather than contradicts it.

Matt

[Alex Kurtzman]

Here is an excellent article on the gladius, but it includes some information on roman warfare too : http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_ironempire.html