| The Ancient Roman Gladius Sword | | | | Legionaries in battle. The Hasta was around six feet |
| The Gladius was another term for Spanish Sword, but | | | | long, the shaft was made out of ash and the |
| was used extensively in the Roman Republic, which | | | | spearhead was constructed out of iron. |
| was part of the Ancient Roman Civilization. This is | | | | The Roman Javelin |
| known today as the Short Sword. This weapon was | | | | Pila was the term used by the Romans to refer to |
| typically 24 Inches in length. The Roman Legionaries | | | | any thrown javelin. Some of the early Roman Legions |
| went to battle with this weapon around 300 B.C. This | | | | as well as the Velites used Javelins that were lighter |
| weapon is popular and well sought out among Sword | | | | and shorter. The name for these was Veruta. The |
| Collectors and people who do historical reenactment. | | | | Roman Army used a heavy type of Javelin called the |
| The Roman Spatha Sword | | | | Pilum. in the ancient era. This weapon was around 2 |
| The latin culture refer to the term Spatha which can | | | | meters in length. It had an Iron Shank that was around |
| technically mean any type of sword. | | | | 7 mm in Diameter that had a head with a pyramidal |
| But, most often this terminology is used to represent | | | | structure. |
| the lengthier weapons that were highly used around | | | | The method and means the Romans used to |
| the middle as well as the late Roman Empire. In fact, | | | | manufacture equipment for their soldiers before battle |
| the Roman Calvary began using these long Roman | | | | sometimes known as Res Militaris was largely |
| Battle Weapons around the 1st Century AD. During the | | | | responsible for their victory in many battles against the |
| 4th Century, Swords were ditched in place of spears, | | | | barbarians and other enemies. Roman armor was |
| however some migrated to using longer versions of | | | | especially responsible for the advantage they had |
| this weapon. Half Swords or Semispathae is what | | | | over the barbarians which generally went to battle with |
| they called shorter weapons. | | | | more crude weapons. Not always however did the |
| The Roman Hasta Thrusting Spear | | | | average Roman Soldier carry better weapons than |
| Hasta means a spear that thrusts in the Latin Context. | | | | the elite troops of the enemy force they were fighting. |
| These weapons were used by the early Roman | | | | |