Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted September 6 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 6 (edited) 4 Roman-era swords discovered after 1,900 years in Dead Sea cave: "Almost in mint condition" - CBS News In my view they do not resemble the Gladius which was in use at the time of this find, nor is the find late enough to represent the spatha, a longsword type which became common in the Roman Army of the 3rd and 4th centuries. So I would suspect they belonged to Jewish fighters, perhaps Essenes. They could be from the period of the 1st Jewish revolt described by Flavius Josephus. EDIT: More likely the Simon Bar Kochba revolt against Hadrian as pointed out by @robinjojo. Edited September 6 by Ancient Coin Hunter 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted September 6 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 6 (edited) Thanks for the link. The article mentions the 130's AD, which would put these swords around the time of the revolt led by Simon bar Kokhba. Edited September 6 by robinjojo 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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