The dagger was a common weapon of assassination and suicide; for example, the conspirators who stabbed Julius Caesar used pugiones. [3][4] The pugio developed from the daggers used …

A pugio (plural: pugiones) was a type of Roman dagger weapon. It typically had a double-edged blade of between 7 to 12 inches long, and a handle of about 4 inches long which was made of …

The pugio (dagger) was ornate even by Roman standards. It was worn on the left side of the body, attached to the cingulum that the soldier wore around his waist. The handle was shaped …

Pugio (Latin: pugio) is an ancient roman double-edged dagger. It was used as a backup weapon by legionnaires, auxiliaries, and also by the junior commanding staff of the roman army …

The pugio, while primarily known as a soldier’s dagger, played a vital role across different ranks in the Roman military. Commonly, legionaries carried it as part of their standard equipment, …

The pugio went from being an Iberian dagger to a characteristic element of the Roman legionary, with both practical and symbolic functions throughout several centuries.

The Dagger / Pugio see also sections for Sword/Gladius/Spatha, Sword Belt / Cingulum / Balteus , Lance / Spear / Pilum, and in the Reconstruction Section Roman soldiers used a dagger, …

This weapon was first adopted as a foreign invention during the times of the Roman republic, but like so many things in the Roman army, the pugio evolved into a typically Roman piece of …

The pugio was a dagger used by Roman soldiers as a sidearm. It seems likely that the pugio was intended as an auxiliary weapon, but its exact purpose for the so...

Making a pugio can be difficult, since the blade must have the proper shape, with either a simple or grooved midrib. The flat tang matches the outline of the hilt, and is sandwiched between two …