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The blades typically featured a central ridge, but the advanced techniques later used on the spatha, like pattern welding, were not used for the gladius. With its sharp point, the sword was efficient for stabbing and thrusting, though the Roman soldiers also utilized it for slashing. Size and Length The Roman soldiers provided their own gladius sword for service, most probably bought from retiring soldiers or military suppliers. Hence, they also personalized their blades and scabbards to indicate ownership. Manufacturers tended to stamp sword blades, but individual sword owners marked them differently with some scratching their name into the metal or forming the letters out of a series of dots. Stabbing was a very efficient technique, as stabbing wounds, especially in the abdominal area, were almost always deadly. [20] However, the gladius in some circumstances was used for cutting or slashing, as is indicated by Livy's account of the Macedonian Wars, wherein the Macedonian soldiers were horrified to see dismembered bodies. [21]
The Functional Spiculus Gladiator Sword is the perfect weapon for those who wish to immerse themselves in the time of the Roman gladiators. Crafted with precision and attention to detail, this gladius is true to historical authenticity, but has also been enhanced for exceptional performance on the battlefield. Drawing the sword from the left would have endangered the soldier standing to the legionary’s immediate left. Scabbards were generally positioned on their right hip, in which the opening was above the waist and the pommel near-armpit level. The cross-sections of the gladius blade suggest that there was no way of forging it. The Roman swordsmiths used the so-called piling technique by forge-welding harder high carbon steel edges to softer cores to create a strong and flexible blade. Blade Shape and AppearanceModern English words derived from gladius include gladiator ("swordsman") and gladiolus ("little sword", from the diminutive form of gladius), a flowering plant with sword-shaped leaves. The Sica is one of the many weapons that gladiators used, often by Thraex, gladiators from Thracia. These gladiators were often heavily geared with a small rectangular shield and a curved Sica sword. The Sica proved to be a lifesaver just as often as a lifetaker.
Once the republic ended and Emperors started to be in charge of Rome, starting in 27BCE, they saw how popular gladiators were becoming and took charge of organising gladiator battles, making them entertainment for the masses, rather than for funerals. Our Roman Gladiator Sword is crafted in the world famous Art Gladius factory in Toledo, Spain. The gilded hilt is heavily adorned with Roman style reliefs and features the letters SPQR (Senātus Populus que Rōmānus) on the guard. The large pommel is topped with an Imperial Eagle (Aquila). The Pompeii style stainless steel blade is richly adorned with engravings. This sword is designed for display only. The sagita were the arrows used by the arcus bow and Roman archers. these were the arrows of choice for the sagittarius gladiators of Rome. Boxing Caestus (boxing glove) The Fulham gladius or Mainz-Fulham gladius was a Roman sword that was used after Aulus Plautius' invasion of Britain in 43 AD. [24] The Romans used it until the end of the 1st century. The Fulham gladius has a triangular tip. The length of the blade is 50–55cm (20–22in). The length of the sword is 65–70cm (26–28in). The width of the blade is 6cm (2.4in). The swords weighs 700g (1.5lb) (wooden hilt). [25] [26] A full size replica can be seen at Fulham Palace, Fulham.A scissor fought with a specialized short knife with two blades in the shape of an open pair of scissors without the hinge.
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