Around four tons of ancient Roman lead was yesterday transferred ... It is therefore the perfect material with which to shield the CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events ...

is one of the few surviving examples of a Roman "scutum," the most popular shield type from the fourth century B.C. to the third century A.D. It was excavated from the ancient city of Dura-Europos ...

Once adorned with ornate patterns of silver and gold, the Hallaton Helmet would have graced the head of a high-ranking ... shield the wearer’s forehead, features a female figure, likely a Roman ...

The Roman Empire's ... every shopper South Shields, then, has been described as a "gateway" to the wall from the sea. Archaeologists have since identified the low-rise buildings as granaries ...

High-ranking Roman officials and ... scholars sometimes describe Roman-era Southwark as “a patch of swampy land lined with low-end brothels, taverns and gambling joints.” ...