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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.

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

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

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 army of the fourth century was the last to contain citizen soldiers.