Based on initial examinations, experts believe it to be an ancient spatha sword, a weapon typical of Roman infantry. The blade had also been broken into three parts, suggesting it may have been ...

The weapon became a standard heavy weapon by Roman infantry in the 3rd century AD. A modified version with a rounded tip was also used by Roman cavalry to prevent accidental injury to the rider ...

The Roman cavalry chased the chariots away. And then the Roman infantry cohorts pushed up the hill. DAD: Pushed together by the large Roman shields, the Caledonians didn’t have enough room to ...

Croatia In 301 A.D., the Emperor Diocletian made a bold but ultimately unsuccessful bid to address the inflation that was rampaging across the eastern half of the divided Roman Empire. Prices of ...