3rd-century disestablishments in the Roman Empire

Gladius () is a Latin word properly referring to the type of sword that was used by ancient Roman foot soldiers starting from the 3rd century BC and until the 3rd century AD. Linguistically, within Latin, the word also came to mean "sword", regardless of the type used.

Roman legion

confederation of thirteen ancient Greek city-states in the region Ionia on the western coast of Anatolia (present-day Turkey)

archaeological site in northern Jordan