Two 2,300-year-old swords discovered in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis in France "have few equivalents in Europe," and one is decorated with tiny swastikas, the French National Institute of Preventive ...

The sword itself is a short, slender blade with an antennae handle made of iron ... made around the time of the Celtic incursions of northern Italy and the sacking of Rome in 383 B.C. The second sword ...

Airbnb has drawn plenty of ire in Europe of late, but now the short-term rental giant has outraged local lawmakers after inviting visitors to partake in a series of mock gladiator battles in Rome ...

Indeed, ancient Rome has become for many young men an exemplar ... with its arena battles and bloody clashes between sword-wielding warriors (and occasional live sharks), will be a welcome moment ...

Although prospective gladiators will not be putting down their swords to stay the night as “the Colosseum is a place of combat, not of rest”, the evening icon experience in Rome promises a ...

He added that sun and moon designs can also be found on short swords throughout continental ... incursions in northern Italy and the sacking of Rome in 387 BCE," when the Gauls beat the Roman ...