The armor of a regular Roman soldier was made up of six essential parts. These were a belt, a breastplate, shoes, a shield, a helmet, and a sword. These were the requirements to equip the soldier ...

JULIA: I just found this fragment of rusty metal. It doesn’t look like much but this was once a sword. A sword known as…the gladius! The gladius was part of the Roman soldier’s equipment ...

The most noteworthy of these findings had a Roman ... sword blades from their hilts, and equipment was destroyed and divided ...

Bloody, brutal but popular, gladiatorial contests are often seen as the dark side of Roman civilization ... and the Samnites had a sword, an oblong shield and a helmet with a visor.

They largely came from the lower echelons of Roman ... large bronze helmet adorned with a fish fin on top and feathers on the side. He carried a long, straight sword and a large shield that ...