Gladius Collection

Ancient Roman costume from the time of the late Roman Republic -- warriors, legionnaires (infantry soldiers), a cavalryman, a centurion, an emperor in purple (red), an ensign bearer

Roman military standard-bearer with the aqulia or signum of the legion, trumpeter and horn player.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Snap Playing Card - Roman soldier or gladiator with shield. circa 1910s

Roman soldiers with spoils of war on the Arch for Titus
Roman soldiers march in procession with spoils of war or spolia on the Arch for Titus, the arch of triumph celebrating Emperor Tituss victory over Jerusalem

Poster, Selig Films, now showing
Poster, Selig Films, Now Showing, Roman Centurion. An American motion picture company founded in 1896 by William Selig in Chicago. circa 1912

Swordfish, Xiphias gladius (Rondeletian swordfish, Xiphias rondeletii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Star fish and swordfish
Star fish, Peprilus paru 78, and swordfish, Xiphias gladius 79. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg, 1804

Chub mackerel, Scomber colias, and swordfish
Atlantic chub mackerel, Scomber colias, and swordfish, Xiphias gladius. Handcolored engraving by Sebin after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

Crested oarfish and oarfish
Crested oarfish, Lophotus lacepedei (Lophotes copedianus) and oarfish, Regalecus glesne (Gymnetrus gladius). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Great white shark, hammerhead, sawfish and swordfish
Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, vulnerable 1, smooth hammerhead, Sphyrna zygaena, vulnerable 2, common sawfish, Pristis pristis, critically endangered 3, and swordfish, Xiphias gladius, 4

Statue of a Roman gladiator. late 19th century

Xiphias gladius, or Swordfish, also known as Broadbills. Date: 1863

Roman legionary. Relief. 2nd century AD
Relief depicting a roman legionary. Marble. 2nd century AD. From a triumphal arch of Emperor Trajan. Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany

Lively scene in an Ancient Roman street
A lively scene in the streets of Ancient Rome. Date: circa 200 BC

Roman cavalry with javelin and a Roman soldier on the march with his pack, sword and shield.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Samnite gladiators fighting with swords (gladius), shields (scutum) greaves (ocrea) and helmets.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Swordfish, Xiphias gladius.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

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