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Photo from Constructing the Limes Roman soldiers typically stayed at temporary camps for a few days or weeks before continuing marching. The Hoog Buurlo camp may have “served as a stopover en ...
Longinus was tasked with standing at the foot of the cross and stabbing Jesus in the side after his legs were broken by other Roman soldiers. According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, Longinus ...
Well-preserved Roman-era soldiers' dwellings were unearthed, providing a clear picture of daily life at the fortress during the reigns of emperors Diocletian and Maximian. Excavations at the Tell ...
Archeologists discovered a heavily handled penis pendant at a fort erected near northern England landmark Hadrian’s Wall and believe it was used by a Roman soldier as a good luck charm.
and John simply say that Roman soldiers crucified him. They don’t say how. Each of the Gospels include specific detail about the soldiers’ method of dividing Jesus’ clothes—a lottery—but ...
Joined by top Roman historian Dr Simon Elliott, we march along a section of Hadrian's Wall in full Roman armour, but will we make it to the safety of Birdoswald Roman fort?
The remains of about 150 Roman soldiers have been discovered beneath a soccer field in the Austrian capital of Vienna, indicating a fierce battle against Germanic warriors happened there in the ...
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