1. A long sword ( spatha ) lay diagonally on the corpse. 2. The " spatha " remained popular throughout the Migration Period. 3. Spatha is arrested and sentenced to death by firing squad.4. The Roman " spatha " was used in war and in gladiatorial fights. 5. There is no hint of any native Roman sword called a " spatha ". 6. The transition from the Viking age spatha to the pommel into simpler hazelnut or disc shapes. 7. She is an accomplished horse-rider and skilled with a " spatha ". 8. Archaeologically many instances of the " spatha " have been found in Britain and Germany. 9. The Romans adopted the Celtic cavalry sword, the spatha , and Epona, the Celtic horse goddess. 10. They were in the form of the spatha and therefore have been classified as " Roman swords ".
