For fighting at a distance, a Roman soldier would throw a long, iron-tipped spear, called a pilum, made to bend when it hit the target. Which meant the enemy couldn’t pick up the spear and throw ...

Rinaldo Nazzaro, 46, who uses the aliases "Norman Spear" and "Roman Wolf", left New York for St Petersburg less than two years ago. The Base is a major counter terrorism focus for the FBI.