Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a 1,600-year-old iron sword that was folded in a ritual "killing" before being interred in the grave of a soldier who served in the Roman imperial army.

Military brats of ancient Rome probably played soldier to pass the time. That's according to new evidence from Vindolanda, a fort found just south of Hadrian's Wall. The garrison is located in ...

Archaeologists Discover 'Roman Villa' On Sight Ancient Weaponry Was Found. Archaeologists have found a Roman villa after ...

The gladius sword became synonymous with the Roman Army's ancient conquests. Mentioned first in a 1 AD biography of Alexander the Great, the gladius sword was the standardized weapon for the ...

Roman swords are among a treasure trove of stunning artifacts found at the site of an ancient cavalry barracks in the U.K. Recent excavations at the Roman fort of Vindolanda just south of Hadrian ...

A cache of ancient weapons from the Roman period has been discovered hidden in a remote cave in Israel. The cache includes four exceptionally well-preserved Roman swords from 1,900 years ago, the ...

One of the Roman cavalry swords recovered from Vindolanda Vindolanda Charitable Trust Researchers have found a collection of rare artifacts at Vindolanda, a Roman cavalry fort along Hadrian’s ...

Four Roman swords and the head of a javelin known as a “pilum” were discovered by Israeli archeologists inside a remote cave near the Dead Sea, in an area that was known as a hideout of Jewish ...

Rome & the Sword gives us a look at the origins, evolution, and decline of Roman military institutions, and thus the rise and fall of Roman imperium, using the famous sword – arguably the weapon with ...

The London institution mounts an expansive show exploring the people who were part of ancient Rome’s military machine, centering its story on the letters of an enlisted man.