acinaces

From Warlike

Q341446




The acinaces, also transliterated as akinakes or akinaka is a type of dagger or xiphos used mainly in the first millennium BCE in the eastern Mediterranean Basin, especially by the Medes, Scythians, Persians and Caspians, then by the Greeks.

WikimediaWikidata
Iranian sword; Persian sword; akinakes
short sworddagger

AGdaggerfirangininjatōshort swordsword


Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

    A 4th-century BCE depiction of a priest bearing a barsom. From the Oxus TreasureA 4th-century BCE depiction of a priest bearing a barsom. From the Oxus Treasure
    Meder-PersepolisMeder-Persepolis
    AcinaciferAcinacifer
    Khanjar-achaKhanjar-acha
    Persepolis The Persian SoldiersPersepolis The Persian Soldiers
    Darius-Vase1Darius-Vase1
    Darius I of Persia, holding an acinaces sword in his lap.Darius I of Persia, holding an acinaces sword in his lap.
    Persepolis relief guestsPersepolis relief guests
    MedeWarriorMedeWarrior
    Persepolis The Persian Soldiers-edit1Persepolis The Persian Soldiers-edit1
      TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
      commonsimageA 4th-century BCE depiction of a priest bearing a barsom. From the Oxus Treasure Commons
      commonsimageMeder-Persepolis Commons
      commonsimageAcinacifer Commons
      commonsimageKhanjar-acha Commons
      commonsimagePersepolis The Persian Soldiers Commons
      commonsimageDarius-Vase1 Commons
      commonsimageDarius I of Persia, holding an acinaces sword in his lap. Commons
      commonsimagePersepolis relief guests Commons
      commonsimageMedeWarrior Commons
      commonsimagePersepolis The Persian Soldiers-edit1 Commons