In Roman law they were known as Infames ... Murmillos brandished a sword, a shield, leg protectors and a long, grilled helmet. Secutors wore a huge helmet, a big sword and a massive shield.

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 ...

Based on initial examinations, experts believe it to be an ancient spatha sword, a weapon typical of Roman infantry. The blade had also been broken into three parts, suggesting it may have been ...

Amidst the dense forests of the Kraków-Częstochawa Upland in southern Poland, a pair of metal detectorists searching for relics from World War II stumbled upon a Roman sword dating back almost ...