Metal. Don't know what kind though, probably steel.
Ancient Roman swords, primarily the gladius, were typically made of iron, which was forged to create a strong and durable blade. The iron was often tempered to enhance its hardness and flexibility. Some swords also featured bronze components, especially in the hilt and guard. Additionally, higher-quality swords might have been made from steel, which offered improved sharpness and resilience.
Samurai swords are from Japan. The swords were made of hardened steel.
Gladius
If you mean ancient Roman swords, the ones that remain are kept carefully in museums. They were made of iron and over the years most of them have rusted away and the ones remaining are either coated with rust or have parts missing. They're mostly used as museum exhibits today.
Not for military purposes.
They used swords and spears
Damascus was in the Roman Empire. It was in the Roman province of Syria, one of the provinces of the Roman Empire
Roman shields were used in battle to protect from arrows and swords etc.
Swords are made of metal. Arrows can be made of wood. Arrows have been around a good deal longer than swords.
Hephaistos (Greek counterpart to the Roman Vulkanus)
Swords were invented in 3500 B.C. Back then swords were made out of Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin.
a regular sword ranged from about 3 to 4 feet. 56331971 said: Not really. Long swords like that were very rare, especially in Roman lands. Often, the Roman swords were actually quite short, about 1 1/2 feet, about the length of your desktop keyboard. Yup it`s that small. But surprisingly, most of the Roman shields were B.I.G. . It would cover at least 3/4 of the soldiers length. Try searching "Why were Roman swords short" in WikiAnswers if you are curious.