GLADIATOR SWORD (SG200) by ART GLADIUS
During the middle of the first century B.C. the mighty Roman Empire of Julius Caesar ruled the length of Europe. From Galla (France) through Germania to England, the Roman Legions were renowned for their discipline and strategy and most of all, for their Sword. Art Gladius are proud to present a magnificent reproduction of the ancient Roman Gladius or Shortsword of the Legions. From the pommel, which features the Roman God Jupiter protecting the Roman Camp, through to the 23.5 " polished stainless steel blade which is finely etched and shaped in the distinctive broad pointed Gladius style. favoured by centurions and soldiers of the line, this authentic reproduction is a Sword worthy of the men of the worlds first great military empire.

THE GLADIATOR and his GLADIUS
"Dating back nearly 2,100 years this extraordinary blade represented the height of weaponry during Rome's barbaric fascination with gladiatorial combat. According to Methos, its short broader based blade made it lighter and easier to maneuver which was key strategy when the fighting wore on. "The longer the battle, the worse it was," he said. "I watched men so crippled with fatigue that they could barely lift their swords from the ground. When that happened it was, of course, their death knell." Methos salvaged the blade from the beheaded body of a fallen gladiator who had been left to the whims of the vultures. "Removing any article from a dead gladiator was vehemently forbidden and punishable by crucifixion," he said. "But his fate held such powerful symbolism for an Immortal. "