Just Some Stories About Swords Young Girl Finds Iron Age Sword in Swedish Lake Forging a Roman Gladius Sword in the ... and the evolution of fighting styles in Britain and Italy from the late ...

A sword known as…the gladius! The gladius was part ... 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 ...

While gladiators may have used unique weapons, they also used implements of war that were more familiar throughout the Roman ...

ANITA: The Romans in Scotland; the Roman army. Hello ... Up close, he would thrust a deadly stabbing sword called a gladius and they used a large shield called a scutum to protect themselves.

In Latin, gladius means ... his opponent and drive his sword through the neck. Brave gladiators did not ask for mercy or cry out when killed. Often times, the fight would end in a draw ...

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

Two Roman cavalry swords have been discovered by passionate local metal detectorist Glenn Manning in the Cotswolds, England. They are almost 2,000 years old and were found alongside the remnants ...