In northwest Germany, near the site of the 1,600-year-old Roman military camp Anreppen, archaeologists discovered evidence of ...

our swords are also bigger than average. “Our customers are obviously American men and women,” Lienhart explained. “A traditional Roman gladius [...] was made for the Roman legion.

JULIA: I just found this fragment of rusty metal. It doesn’t look like much but this was once a sword. A sword known as…the gladius! The gladius was part of the Roman soldier’s equipment ...

But what exactly made the Roman army so successful ... And if enemy soldiers got too close, gladius swords would stab out, slashing throats and ankles. MUM: I haven’t even mentioned catapults ...

index. $30.00. ISBN: 022675023X Well written, Gladius is a necessary work for scholars of Roman history, but will also prove interesting and informative reading for the arm chair historian as well.

Archaeologists said the dagger was buried with the blade sticking ... Madziala In northwest Germany, near the site of the 1,600-year-old Roman military camp Anreppen, archaeologists discovered ...