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 ...

Pp. xx, 506+. Illus., maps, tables, appends., notes, biblio., index. $30.00. ISBN: 022675023X Well written, Gladius is a necessary work for scholars of Roman history, but will also prove interesting ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by ... Each legionnaire (or 'miles') carried a short sword, called a gladius. This was his main weapon. He also carried a 'pilum' (javelin), a helmet ...

If you knew that a gladius was a type of sword used by ancient Roman soldiers, you could see how it might make sense for a ...

if there are any great Roman games from the past 20 years (or, even better, ten) that have passed under our radar, please let me know. All I want is to don my plumed helmet, strap my gladius to my ...