bodog
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Look up Claudio Sobral's hawkbill. Is it something like that?
Anyway, a quick Google search of sica (knife), sicarius(knife man), sicarii (knife men) says that most of em were gently curved like a hawkbill or more sharply curved like a kukri. The design was more widespread than just the sicarii. Certain designs were curved like a kukri with another angle closer to the tip to be able to thrust around shields.
The sicarii were Jewish warriors considered by the Romans to be on par with present day terrorists. They were the warrior sect of the Essenes (similar to the OathKeepers) and help lead the revolt against Rome shortly after Christ died. It was believed that Jesus was an Essene (similar to the Libertarian party) who advocated for a peaceful, Martin Luther King Jr type of revolt against the Saduccees and Pharisees.
As far as the knife/short sword itself, they used it on the battlefield, they carried them concealed in order to carry out hits, and they were used in gladiator rings.
It's believed that Peter ( or more accurately, the rock translated from Greek, originally Cephus [stone] in Aramaic) was a sicarius, more akin to Malcolm X instead of MLK Jr. Some of the gnostic texts allude to him trying to persuade Jesus to lead a violent revolt against Rome and the prevailing Jewish leading classes, the Sadducees and Pharisees (similar to the Republicans and Democrats) who were essentially selling out the Hebrews to the Romans for personal gain. Hence the stories of Jesus going into the temple and overturning the tables, Peter carrying a sword and cutting the ear off the Roman soldier at the Garden of Gethsemane, and Pontius Pilate turning the decision to kill Jesus over to the Sadducees and Pharisees while crucifying him in accordance with Roman customs. It was a joint effort.
That's some background and it's walking a fine line of what's acceptable to be discussed here. Sorry to the mods if it crossed that line. Tried to answer the OP and put it context.
Anyway, a quick Google search of sica (knife), sicarius(knife man), sicarii (knife men) says that most of em were gently curved like a hawkbill or more sharply curved like a kukri. The design was more widespread than just the sicarii. Certain designs were curved like a kukri with another angle closer to the tip to be able to thrust around shields.
The sicarii were Jewish warriors considered by the Romans to be on par with present day terrorists. They were the warrior sect of the Essenes (similar to the OathKeepers) and help lead the revolt against Rome shortly after Christ died. It was believed that Jesus was an Essene (similar to the Libertarian party) who advocated for a peaceful, Martin Luther King Jr type of revolt against the Saduccees and Pharisees.
As far as the knife/short sword itself, they used it on the battlefield, they carried them concealed in order to carry out hits, and they were used in gladiator rings.
It's believed that Peter ( or more accurately, the rock translated from Greek, originally Cephus [stone] in Aramaic) was a sicarius, more akin to Malcolm X instead of MLK Jr. Some of the gnostic texts allude to him trying to persuade Jesus to lead a violent revolt against Rome and the prevailing Jewish leading classes, the Sadducees and Pharisees (similar to the Republicans and Democrats) who were essentially selling out the Hebrews to the Romans for personal gain. Hence the stories of Jesus going into the temple and overturning the tables, Peter carrying a sword and cutting the ear off the Roman soldier at the Garden of Gethsemane, and Pontius Pilate turning the decision to kill Jesus over to the Sadducees and Pharisees while crucifying him in accordance with Roman customs. It was a joint effort.
That's some background and it's walking a fine line of what's acceptable to be discussed here. Sorry to the mods if it crossed that line. Tried to answer the OP and put it context.
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