User blog comment:El Alamein/Wassboss vs. Spartans/@comment-22746699-20120328011943/@comment-4661256-20120328012524

Short range, I would give the edge to the Xiphos actually because a huge sword will cause fatigue and it's debatable whether or not it would get through the shield and then the breastplate, especially against Spartans in a shield wall. Just my 2 cents.

Anyway, what order do his men and he die in?