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 ...

In the 2nd and 3rd Centuries AD, long and straight, double-edged swords were the norm for the Roman armies, slightly longer than the traditional gladius. This one, found on a dog walk in 2004, could ...

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.

Proszowski and Lampa reported the find to archaeological officials, who tentatively identified it as a Roman spatha, a characteristic long sword used by horsemen, officials said. The weapon ...