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 ...

Researchers think the weapon, which had been deliberately broken and burned, was once part of a funerary ritual for a local warrior ...

Experts from the Częstochawa Museum secured the sword for analysis ... spatha sword, a type of long, straight weapon that was used by Celtic auxiliaries in the Roman army during the 1st century ...