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hova učinkovitost bila znatno veća i jača u odno- Further, there are curved single blade iron swords de- medij: vojna oprema ■ medium: military equipment 27
su na mačeve ravnog sječiva, bili su neizostavan atri- termined as mahaira type. Since their efficiency was
but vojnika i jedan od osnovnog tipa naoružanja ma- much larger than in straight swords, they were an at-
kedonske vojske u vrijeme kraljeva Filipa i Aleksandra tribute of military and one of the basic types of arma-
(4. st. pr. Kr.). ment of Macedonian army at the time of kings Philip
and Alexander (middle of the 4th century BC).
Istraženo je i nekoliko željeznih koplja koja su, kao
laka koplja za bacanje obilježavala prevladavajući oblik Discovered were several iron spears which, used as
navalnog naoružanja. Nošena samostalno ili u kom- light throwing spears, were the dominant form of of-
pletu, označavala su standardni dio vojne opreme rat- fensive weapons. Worn individually or in pairs, they
nika, baš kao i ratničke aristokracije. were the standard equipment of a warrior as well as of
the military elite.
Budući da je vojna oprema na Kvarneru, zbog mnogih
razloga, imala izrazitu vrijednost, bila je brižno čuva- Since the military equipment in Kvarner, due to nu-
na i njegovana, čak i generacijski. U grobovima se sto- merous reasons, was highly valued, it was carefully
ga nalazi posve rijetko, ali ju zato kao posebno vrijedan kept and taken care of – even for generations. There-
dar nalazimo zavjetovanu u prirodnim okruženjima i fore it was only rarely deposited in the graves, but it
na obrednim mjestima povezanih s religioznom misli i was, as a special gift, discovered sacrificed in natural
obrednom praksom onodobnog stanovništva. environment and in ritual places where it was linked
to religious thoughts and ritual practices of the local
inhabitants.
su na mačeve ravnog sječiva, bili su neizostavan atri- termined as mahaira type. Since their efficiency was
but vojnika i jedan od osnovnog tipa naoružanja ma- much larger than in straight swords, they were an at-
kedonske vojske u vrijeme kraljeva Filipa i Aleksandra tribute of military and one of the basic types of arma-
(4. st. pr. Kr.). ment of Macedonian army at the time of kings Philip
and Alexander (middle of the 4th century BC).
Istraženo je i nekoliko željeznih koplja koja su, kao
laka koplja za bacanje obilježavala prevladavajući oblik Discovered were several iron spears which, used as
navalnog naoružanja. Nošena samostalno ili u kom- light throwing spears, were the dominant form of of-
pletu, označavala su standardni dio vojne opreme rat- fensive weapons. Worn individually or in pairs, they
nika, baš kao i ratničke aristokracije. were the standard equipment of a warrior as well as of
the military elite.
Budući da je vojna oprema na Kvarneru, zbog mnogih
razloga, imala izrazitu vrijednost, bila je brižno čuva- Since the military equipment in Kvarner, due to nu-
na i njegovana, čak i generacijski. U grobovima se sto- merous reasons, was highly valued, it was carefully
ga nalazi posve rijetko, ali ju zato kao posebno vrijedan kept and taken care of – even for generations. There-
dar nalazimo zavjetovanu u prirodnim okruženjima i fore it was only rarely deposited in the graves, but it
na obrednim mjestima povezanih s religioznom misli i was, as a special gift, discovered sacrificed in natural
obrednom praksom onodobnog stanovništva. environment and in ritual places where it was linked
to religious thoughts and ritual practices of the local
inhabitants.
