Tradition recounts that Longinus, a Roman centurion, pierced the side of Jesus with this very spear during the crucifixion.

For fighting at a distance, a Roman soldier would throw a long, iron-tipped spear, called a pilum, made to bend when it hit the target. Which meant the enemy couldn’t pick up the spear and throw ...

Archaeologists excavating a 4,900-year-old fortress in Almendralejo, southwestern Spain, have uncovered the burial of a man who may have been a Roman soldier. The solitary, shallow grave was ...