The Roman Empire was created ... The minimum term of service for a soldier during the first century AD was twenty years. Each legionnaire (or 'miles') carried a short sword, called a gladius.

In a cave in the Judean Desert, archaeologists have made a rare discovery: four 1,900-year-old Roman swords ... to be the scabbards of the four ancient swords. The three researchers reported ...

A sword known as…the gladius! The gladius was part of the Roman soldier’s equipment which ... It’s similar to the many hundreds of forts across Ancient Rome, with its rectangular layout ...

The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world ... their javelins and drew their swords, before charging into the enemy. Then the cavalry (soldiers riding horses) chased ...

The cache included swords, spears, lances and chainmail. Researchers think these items may have been buried as part of a ceremony or sacrifice Sonja Anderson The discovery might illuminate the ...