Rare Roman Gladiator Knife From Hadrian’s Wall Goes on Display

View of a 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle, shaped like a gladiator that was discovered in 1997 in the River Tyne at Corbridge Roman Town, Northumberland, Britain, on Nov. 11, 2024. (English Heritage/Handout via Reuters）

LONDON—A 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle shaped like a gladiator that was discovered in northern England will go on public display for the first time, the charity English Heritage said on Friday.

Two divers found the well-preserved object in 1997 in the River Tyne at Corbridge near Hadrian’s Wall, the 73-mile fortification built by the Romans to defend the northern limits of their empire. It was donated to English Heritage this year.