User blog comment:SPARTAN 119/Spartacus vs Ali ibn Muhammed/@comment-3189283-20180310153721

Let's see shall we

Dagger

Gotta give this to the Sica. It's more of a short sword than a dagger and has a good half a foot reach advantage over the Khanjar so gets the edge.

Edge: Spartacus

Swords

Now the Gladius' main advantage is that it works really well in conjunction with the Scutum, as it gives the user the means to use it's primary function of thrusting while protected by a giant ass shield. This however gives it a lack of versatility, yeah it could be used as a slashing weapons but that wasn't what it was designed for. The Straight Sword has the reach advantage and furthermore it's primarily cutting/slashing usage will work well against Spartacus' scutum which was weak to powerful slashing attacks.

Edge: Ali ibn Muhammed 

Spears

The Pilum was meant specifically to go up against shields as it could render a shield useless if it got a direct hit. Against another large shield wielding warrior it would be very effective but against a lightly armoured and small shield carrying arab it's primary use is gone, leaving it as just a average projectile weapon. The Az Zagayah gives Ali and his men a massive reach advantage in close range as well as something with enough penetration power to get through the Scutum.

Edge: Ali ibn Muhammed

TBC