![]() Today's blade smiths have the benefit of a couple thousand additional years of steel refining to help further develop their craft. By this point In roman history the bloomeries (forges) had talented smiths who had a good grasp on smelting iron ore and producing steel weaponry like those we produce in modern forges. The roman military swords blade was forged from high carbon steel. Another derivative, strangely enough, of the gladius is the Gladiolus or the “little sword”. The gladiator would be the swordsman who carried the gladius. ![]() A derivative directly from the Gladius sword was the Gladiator. The Roman legions began carrying a sword of this similar design a couple hundread years BC. The Celts there carried a very similar sword that was known as the Gladius Hispaniensis. ![]() The word “Gladius” is believed to have come from the Celtiberians who were a Celtic speaking people from Hispania (The Iberian Peninsula). This short sword combined with expert military tactics has certainly carved it's way into the history books as a fearsome and respected weapon. ![]() The sword carried by the Roman soldier is the Roman Gladius. For defense they would have steel armor (lorica), helmet (galea) as well as a large shield (scutum). The Roman soldier carried several armaments including a couple spears (pilum), dagger (pugio) and a sword (gladius). ![]()
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