Two 2,300-year-old swords discovered in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis in France "have few equivalents in Europe," and one is ...

Found in France, the site featured more than 100 graves filled with ancient metal artifacts—including bracelets, brooches and ...

Scientists have uncovered a cache of ancient weapons hidden deep inside a cave in the Judean Desert, opening a window to ...

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.

A sword known as…the gladius ... where slaves could be captured and taken back to Rome. The Roman army was a vital part of ancient Roman life, affecting everything from the way it was governed ...

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

The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of ...