An exceptionally preserved 30-pound Roman chainmail, found in 2012 in Bonn, Germany, reveals how ancient soldiers repaired and recycled their armor when they had to take matters into their own hands ...

At the Roman fortress of Isca Augusta—modern-day Caerleon—legionaries trained for battle with discipline and precision. In ...

Imagine walking on a bed of 60 nails. That’s how Romans soldiers did it, a recent find in Haltern am See, Germany confirmed. Archaeologists unearthed one long-lost soldier’s 2,000-year old caliga shoe ...

Researchers suggest that when Roman legions were at the empire's remote northern frontiers, they relied on local craftspeople for equipment repairs. reading time 2 minutes What would you do if, while ...

At the height of its power, the Roman Empire extended as far away as Britain. Rome didn’t view the region as remote or ...

Archaeologists uncovered the 2,000-year-old Flaccus tomb at Heerlen's Raadhuisplein during a town-square excavation.

Volunteers were baffled recently when they unearthed not one but two ancient shoes at a historic British site. The discoveries were made at Magna, an Ancient Roman fort in Northumberland, in late May.

University students and archaeologists located an ancient Roman military camp beyond the empire’s northern frontier in the Netherlands. Photo from Constructing the Limes A team of university students ...

It’s one of three known examples of such a garment in the world. A remarkably rare Roman military hat, dating back 2,000 years, has finally been put on display after spending more than 100 years in ...

Archaeologists have made a significant discovery in Croatia, uncovering a well filled with the remains of seven individuals believed to be Roman soldiers who died in the Battle of Mursa in 260 CE. A ...

Archaeologists researching a battlefield in Switzerland discovered a Roman military camp 7,000 feet above sea level. The camp is roughly 2,000 years old and ties to the Roman battlefield in the Colm ...

Archaeologists in Germany excavated part of an ancient Roman military camp and found typical artifacts and a very rare pot, officials said. Photo from EggensteinEsca GmbH / M. Zur-Schaepers via LWL ...