ACINACES (from the

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• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek)  , an ancient Persian sword, short 148 and straight, and-worn, contrary to the Roman fashion, on the right side, or sometimes in front of the body, as shown in the bas-reliefs found at Persepolis . Among the Persian nobility it was frequently made of gold, being worn as a badge of distinction . The acinaces was an object of religious worship with the Scythians and others (Herod. iv . 62) .