I read somewhere that bronze swords actually held a better edge than iron weapons. Is this true? Could the Greek Hoplite armor and weapons perform better than an iron armed Roman army? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

I read somewhere that bronze swords actually held a better edge than iron weapons. Is this true? Could the Greek Hoplite armor and weapons perform better than an iron armed Roman army?

by Aggressive_Zebra

Note: I'm not referring to a Greek vs Roman battle per se, but similar to the kind of strength tests they do on Forged In Fire

tiredstars

There's a good response to this question here. The short answer is yes, bronze is harder and more durable than iron.