Two Roman cavalry swords have been discovered by passionate local metal detectorist Glenn Manning in the Cotswolds, England. They are almost 2,000 years old and were found alongside the remnants of ...

"Finding a single sword is rare — so four? It's a dream! We rubbed our eyes to believe it." Archaeologists excavating a cliffside cave in a nature reserve near the Dead Sea were recently stunned to ...

"It's an incredibly important find, and one that should excite everybody across Britain... The question is, and the mystery ...

Four “excellently preserved” Roman-era swords were found in a cave overlooking the Dead Sea, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday morning. The rare weapons are believed to have been ...

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Four remarkably preserved Roman swords “in almost mint condition” — with their wooden and leather hilts and steel blades still intact after 1,900 years — have been discovered inside a remote cave near ...

Four Roman-era swords, their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely preserved after 1,900 years in a desert cave, surfaced in a recent excavation by Israeli archaeologists ...

A cache of "excellently preserved" Roman weapons tucked away in an isolated cave near the Dead Sea have been discovered by Israeli researchers. The Israel Antiquity Authority announced the find on ...

The life of a Roman soldier was full of risk, danger and camraderie, but it could also be beset with loneliness. Many soldiers joined in order to build a better future for themselves. We know this was ...