The gladius sword was a perfect example of this ... Instead, soldiers likely adopted the same equipment used by Ancient Greek hoplites. This took the form of a short iron sword, typically ...

Tusoteuthis was a giant squid nearly equal in size to those that ply the oceans today—with their tentacles stretched out, the ancient cephalopods ... called a pen or gladius.

The gladius was part of the Roman soldier’s equipment ... It’s similar to the many hundreds of forts across Ancient Rome, with its rectangular layout, rounded corners and ditches around ...