Researchers said the weapons may have been hidden by ... found that they were standard swords used by Roman soldiers stationed in the ancient territory of Judea. Following the discovery ...

Part of a growing assemblage of ancient weapons found in unassuming places, the swords were part of standard-issue weaponry for Roman soldiers stationed in the Judea region during the Roman period.

Researchers found the stash of ancient weapons lodged inside a crevice ... province and brought to the province of Judea by Roman soldiers, said Guy Stiebel, a Tel Aviv University archaeologist ...

“The hiding of the swords and the pilum in deep cracks in the isolated cave north of ‘En Gedi, hints that the weapons were taken as booty from Roman soldiers or from the battlefield, and ...

some of whom were buried with distinctive armor and weapons that established that they'd been Roman soldiers. Many had injuries on their bones caused by weapons like lances, daggers and swords ...

The assault seems to have been deadly effective, for the local warriors were armed only with swords and other simple weapons ... their superior weaponry, Roman soldiers seem to have gotten ...

There were also many different types of gladiators – the Thracian, Samnite, Murmillo, and Retiarius – that were classified based on the weapons ... to the ancient Roman historian Livy, the ...

and kill expertly with all the weapons they carried. The toughest postings for soldiers were those at the frontiers of the Roman Empire, where legionnaires never had enough supplies, faced hostile ...

Karabük University Archaeologists digging in the ancient Roman city of Hadrianopolis ... belong to a strategic board game enjoyed by Roman soldiers. “These bone objects are lentil-shaped ...