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===[TASK]=== Sica and Falx (Weapon)


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Currently I'm contemplating creating a Thracian unit set, but to do so, I need two more weapon props.

Firstly the sica, an one-handed short (blade length c. 40 cm) sickle-sword used by the Illyrians, Thracians, and Dacians, which is similar to the Iberian falcata and the Greek kopis in function, but different in shape, being more curved and pointy:

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drawing:

120px-SicaAncient.jpg

scabbard:

150px-Alba_Iulia_National_Museum_of_the_

relief:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/070_Conrad_Cichorius%2C_Die_Reliefs_der_Traianss%C3%A4ule%2C_Tafel_LXX.jpg

Secondly the falx, a two-handed long (blade length c. 80 cm, handle similar length) curved blade, used by the Thracians and Dacians:

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drawing:

220px-Falx.png

blade (top):

1920px-Dacian_Weapons.jpg

reliefs:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/AdamclisiMetope34.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/AdamclisiMetope37.jpg

1920px-AdamclisiMetope9.jpg

The rhomphaia, a two-handed spear-sword, similar to the falx in length, but straighter, is already present in the game.

All three (sica, falx, rhomphaia) are sharp on the inside (by contrast, the Egyptian khopesh axe-sword is sharp on the outside, as are sabres, scimitars, and similar weapons).

(Images taken from Wikipedia.)

Hopefully one of 0 A.D.'s great artists is willing to give creating it a try!

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