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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

Emerging from the huge cumbersome swords of the middle ages, the slender and sleek rapier became a status symbol and gave birth to the martial art of fencing

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

Queen Boudicca led the Iceni tribe in a revolt that nearly ended Roman rule in Britain. Why did this woman take up arms against the might of the Roman empire

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

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

Montenegro began the war as the poorest equipped of all of the 1914 armies but never faltered, and often outfought its enemies.

From the 1300s to as late as the 20th Century the Pike was a simple concept that revolutionized tactics and maneuver warfare.

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

In 1982 a Turkish diver discovered a submerged shipwreck off Uluburun on Turkey's southern shore. It proved to be a spectacular sunken treasure trove of the Bronze Age.

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

Some of the weapons in the game of Runescape can boost the Prayer skill, find out which ones in this article.

The training of the medieval archer and the use of the longbow and crossbow in medieval European warfare.