page_title: Makhaira
hierarchical_section_title: Makhaira
caption_attribution_description: English: Ancient myceaean swords after reconstruction - replicas from the museum in Mycenae. The original pieces of these swords are in the National Archeological Museum in Athens. Polski: Starożytne mykeńskie miecze po rekonstrukcji - repliki z muzeum w Mykenach. Oryginalne pozostałości tych mieczy znajdują się w Narodowym Muzeum Archeologicznym w Atenach.
context_page_description: Makhaira is a term used by modern scholars to describe a type of ancient bladed weapon, generally a large knife or sword with a single cutting edge.
context_section_description: Makhaira (Greek: μάχαιρα (mákhaira, plural mákhairai), also transliterated machaira or machaera; a Greek word, related to μάχη (mákhē) "a battle", μάχεσθαι (mákhesthai) "to fight", from PIE *magh-) is a term used by modern scholars to describe a type of ancient bladed weapon, generally a large knife or sword with a single cutting edge.
caption: Reconstruction of Mycenaean swords, the bottom one being a makhaira-type sword.
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