Articles related to "Gladius"

Evolving from the ancient bronze and iron edged weapons of the Hitties and Celts the Gladius became the blade that won the lands of the Roman Empire

The Roman Army at its zenith was a force of professional infantry, with a few supporting cavalry. All this changed, however, when the Germanic Tribes began to invade.

The Roman armies that invaded Britain in 55 BC and 43 AD were primarily composed of foot soldiers called Legionaries.

Different types of Roman gladiators, based on armor and weaponry used.

Swords evolved from daggers. The earliest daggers were crafted from flint, bone or obsidian. Although stone blades were razor sharp, they were also brittle.

These armies reflected the status quo of the time. Soldiers would belong to certain classes of troops, dependant on age, experience and wealth.

The language, legends and history for the gladiola - the flower for those born in the month of August.

Starting around 2000 BC Swords evolved from primative basic edged weapons into a carbon steel instruments of death over the span of two thousand years

Growing from the Roman Gladius, these swords became the legendary blades of the middle ages that lasted in combat in one form or another for over a thousand years.

The Iberians were in great demand as mercenaries throughout the western mediterranean. They were a tribal people, and Iberian men valued martial prowess above all.

Shaka was 23 when he started waging war in earnest, as a member of the Mtetwa IziCwe regiment.

Spartacus was from what is now the Balkans. In 73 BC, he and seventy gladiators escaped from their barracks in Capua.

Though very low ranking in Roman society, gladiators were widely admired and adored as brave and faithful Romans.

Over the course of Roman history, the legion evolved from a force of citizen-soldiers to a state-funded standing army comprised of non-Roman soldiers.

The term 'Gladiator' stems from 'Gladius' (sword.) Gladiatorial combats were being fought in Rome as early as the 2nd century BC.

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The standard US military rifle for only six years, the M14 refuses to go quietly into retirement after forty years. It is still seen all over the world today.