It turned out to be a remarkable find; a Roman sword; a spatha dated to the 2nd-3rd century ... loss' was found near Chichester. A Roman soldier may have lost it or it is possible that it was ...

"Finding a single sword is rare — so four? It's a dream! We rubbed our eyes to believe it." Archaeologists excavating a ...

It turned out to be a remarkable find; a Roman sword; a spatha dated to the 2nd-3rd century ... loss' was found near Chichester. A Roman soldier may have lost it or it is possible that it was ...

A cache of four excellently preserved Roman swords ... seized from the Roman army The three swords that were still in their wooden scabbards were identified as Roman spatha, or long swords ...