It turned out to be a remarkable find; a Roman sword; a spatha dated to the 2nd-3rd century AD and rare in Britain. It is one of only eight in the country, most of these were recovered from Roman ...

Metal Detectorist Stumbles on Rare Roman Cavalry Swords, Experts Reveal It Was Used on Horseback In 2023, researchers ...

It turned out to be a remarkable find; a Roman sword; a spatha dated to the 2nd-3rd century AD and rare in Britain. It is one of only eight in the country, most of these were recovered from Roman ...

Several were kneeling when they were struck from behind with a sword ... for the Roman Empire, when legal punishments became harsher. "The number of capital crimes doubled in the 3rd Century ...