In the 2nd and 3rd Centuries AD, long and straight, double-edged swords were the norm for the Roman armies, slightly longer ...

The foremost of these was the gladius, a type of short sword, though it is important to note that the Latin word “gladius” simply means sword; the labeling of the specific weapon is a modern ...

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 ...