A tiny gladiator figurine was used as a handle on a 2,000-year-old copper folding knife found in an English river, suggesting ...

with a smaller supporting contingent of cavalry. At this early stage, there was no distinctive 'Roman' sword. Instead, soldiers likely adopted the same equipment used by Ancient Greek hoplites.

As its name suggests, the equestrian class was originally composed of the Roman cavalry. In 218 BC, equestrians took on more commercial roles when Lex Claudia prevented Senators from becoming ...

Ermine Street Guard Roman cavalry, usually recruited from native tribes, often had expensively decorated equipment Helen Sharp, curator of archaeology at Leicestershire County Council museums ...

Two rare Roman cavalry swords have been discovered by a metal detectorist. Found by Glenn Manning during a metal detectorist rally in March, the swords, which also had remnants of their wooden ...