One of three spatha swords with remains of its wooden sheath ... features a distinctive metal ring pommel—a design the Roman military widely adopted from foreign fighters later in the 2 nd ...

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 ...

Archaeologists determined that due to their long, straight-edged blades that they were spatha swords, a type of weapon that was commonly issued to cavalry officers riding on horseback during the ...

The sword itself is identified as a spatha, a type of straight, long sword used by Celtic auxiliaries in the Roman army during the first century CE. The spatha gradually became a standard heavy ...

A near 2,000-year-old spatha sword surfaced near Bodenham. We examine its ancient past, and how what is a very rare archaeological find found its way to Herefordshire. Show more A near 2,000-year ...

Four ancient swords found preserved in Israel's Ein Gedi Nature Reserve (photo credit: EMIL ALADJEM/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY) An ancient cache of Roman weaponry including four spatha swords ...