Metal Detectorist Stumbles on Rare Roman Cavalry Swords, Experts Reveal It Was Used on Horseback In 2023, researchers unearthed two rare Roman swords from a site north of the Cotswolds, England. Both ...

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 ...