Based on initial examinations, experts believe it to be an ancient spatha sword, a weapon typical of Roman infantry. The ...

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 ...

Three of the four swords were identified to be Roman spatha swords, used around the first or second century A.D. One of the swords stuck out in particular, being shorter than the rest by several ...