There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object — but archaeologists have ...

Archaeologists in northern Britain discovered 13-inch shoes at the ancient Roman Magna Fort, raising questions about the towering soldiers who defended the empire.

Combat trauma has affected soldiers throughout history, from ancient times to the modern day. The psychophysical effects of ...

Researchers think the camp was built during the second century C.E. Stretching across 22 acres, it was identified using a ...

A common whiff in the Roman city would have come from the animals and the waste they created. Roman bakeries frequently used ...

A recent study by historian Connor Beattie, published in the Journal of Ancient History, reveals a little-known but crucial ...

In South Moravia, Czechia, archaeologists have found a bronze fragment from a Roman wrist purse which dates back 1,800 years, ...

Throughout the history of Rome, from the republic to the age of empire, the Roman Legions were the best conventional fighting ...

A team of researchers has managed to extract and sequence DNA from fish remains found in an ancient Roman salting factory in ...

Roman Britain, once the proud jewel of the Roman Empire, was a land filled with grandeur, thriving cities, and remarkable infrastructure. By the third century, Britain was home to bustling urban ...