This video explores the perilous lives of soldiers in the Roman imperial army, examining the dangers they faced in battle, from disease to harsh weather, and the brutal discipline that enforced ...

In South Moravia, Czechia, archaeologists have found a bronze fragment from a Roman wrist purse which dates back 1,800 years, Ancient Origins reported. The item was first discovered back in January at ...

Third century baths and latrine block at Vindolanda, the Roman fort close to Hadrian’s Wall in northern England. “The study of ancient parasites helps us to know the pathogens that infected our ...

A Roman tomb plate linked to a centurion of Legio I Italica has surfaced during rescue excavations near the frontier fortress of Novae, offering a rare, named glimpse into military life on the Lower ...

(CNN) — The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of more than a hundred soldiers who died in combat. The construction ...

There's little worse than being struck by tummy trouble when you're trying to do your job – and even Roman soldiers could attest to that, a new study shows. Scientists at the universities of Oxford ...

What may have been a Roman soldier’s monthly paycheck has emerged from under the ground, officials announced this month. British officials recently unveiled the discovery of a 1,900-year-old Roman ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A seven-skeleton mass grave tucked inside a well in Croatia offered scholars a chance to analyze the puzzling set remains. A team discovered that all ...

Urban Roman sites - such as London and York - had a more diverse parasite range, including fish and meat tapeworms. Dr. Patrik Flammer, who analyzed samples from Vindolanda at the University of Oxford ...

Archaeologists in Strasbourg, France uncover evidence tracing the city’s evolution from a Roman military settlement to a modern urban center.

The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.

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