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A sword of the Iron Age Cogotas II culture in Spain. According to Polybius, the sword used by the Roman army during the Battle of Telamon in 225 BC, though deemed superior to the cumbersome Gallic swords, was mainly useful to thrust. [8] These thrusting swords used before the adoption of the Gladius were possibly based on the Greek xiphos. [9]
Roman era reenactor holding a replica late Roman spatha. The spatha was a type of straight and long sword, measuring between 0.5 and 1 metre (20 and 40 inches), with a handle length of between 18 and 20 centimetres (7 and 8 inches), in use in the territory of the Roman Empire during the 1st to 6th centuries AD.
The Blacas Cameo is an unusually large Ancient Roman cameo, 12.8 cm (5.0 in) high, carved from a piece of sardonyx with four alternating layers of white and brown. [1] It shows the profile head of the Roman emperor Augustus and probably dates from shortly after his death (aged 75) in AD 14, perhaps from AD 20–50. [2]
Re-enactor with Pompeii-type gladius The Mainz Gladius on display at the British Museum, London. Gladius is the general Latin word for 'sword'. In the Roman Republic, the term gladius Hispaniensis (Spanish sword) referred (and still refers) specifically to the short sword, 60 cm (24 inches) long, used by Roman legionaries from the 3rd century BC.
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Arch-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire. Azure a sceptre Or. Azure two sceptres in saltire Or. Arch-Steward of the Holy Roman Empire. Gules, an orb Or. Arch-Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire. Gules, the imperial crown proper. Arch-Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Per fess sable and argent, two swords in saltire gules.
Israeli archaeologists announced Wednesday the discovery of four extremely rare and well-preserved Roman swords in a small hidden cave in an area of isolated cliffs overlooking the Dead Sea.
The ancient Graeco-Roman god Pluto was said to wear a wreath of what is traditionally identified as a type of Gladiolus, [25] called phasganion or xiphion in Koine Greek. [ 26 ] The Mancunian singer Morrissey is known to dance with gladioli hanging from his back pocket or in his hands, especially during the era of The Smiths . [ 27 ]