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 of ...

About 1,900 years ago, Jewish rebels fighting cruel Roman rule of the Holy Land captured four spatha swords from Roman soldiers. Probably to avoid a severe punishment for their crime, or in hopes of ...

One of the great strengths of the Roman army was its ability to evolve over time — tactically, strategically, and technologically. Anything that could give its soldiers an extra edge on the ...

A metal detectorist discovered two 1,800-year-old Roman cavalry swords still protected in remnants of their wooden scabbards, or sheaths in the North Cotswolds, England. Glenn Manning found the ...

A sword is the draw. Each participant carries a 48- to 52-inch saber into the former Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in East Deer for Friday Night Fights where, two by two, they enter a ring wearing ...

Sword and sandal movies depict realistic gladiators, with nods to historical practices of slavery and arena fighting. Many classic epics like Spartacus, Barabbas, and Ben-Hur showcase themes of social ...

Archaeologists have unearthed what could be a significant Iron Age Roman settlement, potentially including a Roman villa, following the discovery of rare cavalry swords in the Cotswolds. The ...

In the dense forests of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, experts from the INVENTUM Association discovered a nearly ...

Fighting to the death is rarely, if ever, a smart course of action. We prefer a strongly worded email. Or, if necessary, a stern admonishing in person. Once the swords and shields come out, that's ...

Four Roman-era swords, their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely preserved after 1,900 years in a desert cave, surfaced in a recent excavation by Israeli archaeologists ...