In Roman law they were known as Infames – which ... The crowds weren’t just offered sword-fighting. The day would start with men, called venatores, fighting wild animals such as bears and ...

A sword known as…the gladius ... For nearly a thousand years, the Roman army was the most feared fighting force in the world, and it helped to grow the empire by conquering lands from Spain ...

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 ...