One of the great strengths of the Roman army was its ability to evolve over time — tactically, strategically, and technologically. Anything that could give its soldiers an extra edge on the ...

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 ...

Today Andrew takes a look at the new monster mouse from ASUS - the Spatha X. Its a big heavy boy and one for a select ...

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 ...