Look up: Xyston

1. xyston
   xyston A short pike used by Greek cavalry. A pike is a sharp point; such as, that at the end of a spear.
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2. Xyston
   spear.
   Found on http://s_van_dorst.tripod.com/Ancient_Wa
   
   
3. Xyston
   The 9' to 12' lance used by Hellenistic cavalry. Amongst the ASCA Spartans, the term denotes the 9' spear used by Skiritai and second-rank hoplites.
   Found on http://www.spartanwarband.com/glossary.p
   
   
4. Xyston
   Not to be confused with ξυστόν--> "spear, javelin; pointed stick, goad") was a type of a long thrusting lance in sp=us--> long and was probably held by the cavalryman with both hands, although the depiction of Alexander the Great`s xyston on the Alexander Mosaic in P...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xyston