Event Type: Local / Community

Takes Place: 3rd September 2025

Time: 14:00

Venue: Online and Royal Armouries

Description: Learn about the fearsome Roman short sword (Gladius) in the Royal Armouries collection (object number IX.5583). Synonymous with the expansion of Rome and uncovered from the Rhine at Wiesbaden (Germany), this lecture explores the history and typology of the iconic legionary weapon.

How to book: For more details and to book, whether online or in person, go to https://royalarmouries.org/leeds/whats-on/the-gladius

Price: Free

Email: mark.bennett@armouries.org.uk

Website: https://royalarmouries.org/leeds/whats-on/the-gladius

Organiser: Mark Bennett

Lecturer: Jaime Kaminski

Region: Yorkshire and Humber