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ANCIENT ROMAN IRON GLADIUS SWORD

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ANCIENT ROMAN IRON GLADIUS SWORD
ANCIENT ROMAN IRON GLADIUS SWORD
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Ca. 100-200 AD. An iron gladius blade with waisted edges, a triangular tip, and a long tang. The gladius was a key part of Roman military equipment and was used by the empire’s legionaries in close-quarters combat. It is partially thanks to this short sword that Rome was able to control an empire that reached from north-western Europe to the Near East and encompassed all the lands of the Mediterranean.Size: L:570mm / W:60mm ; 500gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
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ANCIENT ROMAN IRON GLADIUS SWORD

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