A huge Roman shoe measuring almost 13 inches long has been discovered near Hadrian’s Wall. The hefty leather sole measures a ...

Excavations of the northern defensive ditches of Magna Fort have revealed 32 shoes buried in the “semi-anaerobic low oxygen deposits,” according to a July 2 news release from the Vindolanda Charitable ...

Archaeologists excavating a Roman-era fort in northern England have unearthed several enormous ancient leather soles that ...

From Japan’s sacred forest paths to Turkey’s coastal ruins, these ancient pilgrim trails offer walking journeys rich in ...

Yet Roman workers still found ways to resist exploitation through strikes and other forms of collective action. ...

Mangled bones found at a one-time manufacturing facility pinpoint species used to make a quintessential condiment.

To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...

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