In a cave in the Judean Desert, archaeologists have made a rare discovery: four 1,900-year-old Roman swords, which experts believe were taken as booty by Judean rebels during the Bar Kokhba revolt.

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 ...

Most soldiers in the Roman Empire came from countries outside Italy ... At the last minute, they hurled their javelins and drew their swords, before charging into the enemy.

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers ... Each legionnaire (or 'miles') carried a short sword, called a gladius. This was his main weapon. He also carried a 'pilum' (javelin ...

During the Iron Age, between 1,500 and 2,000 years ago, a chieftain buried an arsenal of weapons sufficient to equip a small ...

Without the Roman army, there would be no Roman Empire. Julia discovers a fragment of metal - part of a Roman sword, called a gladius. Julia describes how the gladius was a standard part of a ...

Nerva faced the soldiers, offering his own life by baring his neck to their swords. The soldiers just ... As emperor, Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to become larger than ever before.