From the third century BC, the Roman legion added a skirmisher type of soldier to its tactical formation. The Velites were light infantry armed with a short sword (the gladius or pugio), a small round shield and several small javelins. ...

Another sword, called the Gladius, was also used for stabbing in close quarters combat, and it was very effective.} The Gladius Hispaniesis, the Mainz, the Mainz-fulham and the Pompeii, were the essential four types of Roman Swords. ...

For a first century impression a saminte belt is very acceptable. Did we found spatha in Pompeii? I didn't knew of that. I would just use a pompeii gladius for late first century (pompeiian) impression, as the secutor is a big-shielder, ...

Although Roman Swords were referred to as Gladius’, you should be aware that this definition is somewhat misleading. Gladiators weren’t soldiers of Rome armed with Roman swords; instead, they were typically slaves who had to fight to ...

The different types of ancient Roman Swords were called after the Roman city that each of the four kinds of weapons were originally found in such as: the Gladius Hispaniesis,the Mainz, the Mainz-Fulham and the Pompeianus. ...

In ancient times, Roman Soldiers entered the battlefield with an arsenal of shields, helmets and Roman swords. Roman Swords were fabricated out of steel, since the Roman Empire ruled during the period of the Iron Age. ...

Roman Legions in their best known form fought using short sword gladius. It was primarily a stabbing weapon. Romans didn't introduce many technical innovations to the art of stabbing, they were really good at tactics, engineering, ...

Finally, both Macedonians and Romans used cavalry and/or allied troops to cover their flanks, as it is reported by the ancient accounts. After this basic outline of the Macedonian and Roman fighting methods, a summary of the two great ...

Gladius 2 is a 2d browser based MMO where you take on the roll of a gladiator in the ancient Roman Arena. Gladius 2 is heavily PvP oriented but has plenty of single player missions to keep you busy. Chose from three types of gladiators ...

While it is true that the Roman Swords were called the Gladius’, it is pertient to realise that the moniker can be misleading. As gladiators were not Roman Soldiers who used Roman Swords, but rather, were often slaves who fought to ...