The swords have long blades that were likely used by Roman ... spatha were typically “longer than the Roman gladius, which was often used by Roman foot soldiers,” as Jennifer Nalewicki writes ...

Archaeologists determined that due to their long, straight-edged ... was longer than the Roman gladius, which was often used by Roman foot soldiers. The newfound swords will soon undergo X-ray ...

“A traditional Roman gladius ... hand-and-a-half sword mounted on a plaque. Photo: Sabersmith “That blade [shape] did not end up sticking around long-term,” Lienhart notes, but it ...

long. Such swords were used by horse-mounted troops during the late Roman Empire, as they needed a sword longer than the Roman gladius to fight efficiently, Bassler said. These swords later became ...

In a cave in the Judean Desert, archaeologists have made a rare discovery: four 1,900-year-old Roman swords, which experts ... so well-preserved for such a long period of time, especially in ...

Archaeologists have found four Roman ... swords had iron blades inside wooden scabbards and measured 60-65 centimeters (24-26 inches) in length. The fourth was 45 centimeters (18 inches) long.

a long-shafted Roman weapon that was typically more than 6 feet long. Nearby were pieces of worked wood that turned out to be the swords' scabbards. "The hiding of the swords and the pilum in deep ...