The Roman Empire was created ... of service for a soldier during the first century AD was twenty years. Each legionnaire (or 'miles') carried a short sword, called a gladius.
About 1,500 years ago, a powerful leader in present-day Denmark buried enough weapons and supplies to equip a small army. The ...
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 ...
He carried a long, straight sword and a large shield ... across the Italian peninsula. By the first century, gladiators were in such high demand that even Roman citizens began volunteering to ...