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    Gladius - Wikipedia
    TypeSword
    Place of originCarthaginian Spain as the Celtiberian sword, adopted and modified by Rome
    In service3rd century BC – 3rd century AD
    Used byCeltiberians in service to Carthage during the Punic wars · Roman foot soldiers during the wars of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
    Overview

    Gladius is a Latin word properly referring to the type of sword that was used by ancient Roman foot soldiers starting from the 3rd century BC and until the 3rd century AD. Linguistically, within Latin, the word also came to m… See more

    Etymology

    Gladius is a Latin masculine noun. The nominative plural of it is gladiī. However, gladius in Latin refers to any sword, not only the sword described here. The word appears in literature as early as the plays of Plautus (Casina, … See more

    Predecessors and origins

    According to Polybius, the sword used by the Roman army during the Battle of Telamon in 225 BC, though deemed superior to the cumbersome Gallic swords, was mainly useful to thrust. These thrusting swords use… See more

    Manufacturing

    By the time of the Roman Republic, which flourished during the Iron Age, steel and the steel-making process was known to the classical world. Pure iron is relatively soft, but pure iron is never found in nature. Natural iro… See more

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