Look up: Gladius

1. gladius
   Latin, meaning: sword.
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2. gladius
   The iron sword (gladius) was a short double-edged weapon designed to be used with one hand for sharp thrusting in close combat. In the early 1st century AD these weapons, around 50 cm (20 inches) or a little longer in length, had tapering points derived from Spanish models, but by the latter part of the century a shorter point had replaced this, wi…
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3. Gladius
   General term for sword, NOT necessarily a shortsword.
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4. Gladius
   Gla'di·us noun ; plural Gladii . [ Latin , a sword.] (Zoology) The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.
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5. gladius
   Origin: L, a sword. ... <zoology> The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. Gladius
   • (n.) The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.
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7. gladius
   (from the article `military technology`) ...to be relatively short, at first because they were made of bronze and later because they were rarely called upon to penetrate iron armour. The ... ...as a team. Hellenistic heavy infantry relied on the pike almost exclusively; the legion, by contrast, possessed both shock and firepower—th...
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8. Gladius
   `Gladius` () was the Roman word for sword, and is used to represent the primary sword of Ancient Rome soldiers. Early ancient Roman swords were similar to those used by the Greeks. From the 3rd century BCE, the Romans adopted swords similar to those used by the Celtiberians and others during ...
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9. Gladius
   (video game) `Gladius` is a tactical role-playing video game developed and published by LucasArts and 2003--> for the Nintendo GameCube|GameCube, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 video game consoles. Overview: The game allows the player to build a school of gladiators and take them into battle ...
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