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

The sword was found broken into three pieces, a condition that suggests it was deposited as part of a funerary offering. This practice aligns with the burial customs of the Przewo ...

It turned out to be a remarkable find; a Roman sword; a spatha dated to the 2nd-3rd century AD and rare in Britain. It is one of only eight in the country, most of these were recovered from Roman ...

The ancient Roman sword as seen midway through ... who tentatively identified it as a Roman spatha, a characteristic long sword used by horsemen, officials said. The weapon probably dates back ...

A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient catacombs of ... To find catacombs, go to Rome, home of some of the oldest and longest ...

It turned out to be a remarkable find; a Roman sword; a spatha dated to the 2nd-3rd century AD and rare in Britain. It is one of only eight in the country, most of these were recovered from Roman ...

A pair of metal detectorists bundled up and headed into a snowy forest in Poland. They hoped to find some artifacts from World War II — yet stumbled upon a much older and rarer weapon.