It turned out to be a remarkable find; a Roman sword; a spatha dated to the 2nd-3rd century AD and rare in Britain. It is one of only eight in the country, most of these were recovered from Roman ...

Three of the 1,900-year-old weapons, whose iron blades are 60-65cm ... still in their wooden scabbards were identified as Roman spatha, or long swords, while the fourth, shorter weapon was ...