For more than 600 years, the chainmail worn by Roman soldiers was essential gear across the entire empire, no matter where a soldier was stationed. The further the frontier stretched from supply ...

When you hear the term 'the strongest army in the ancient world,' many people probably think of the Roman army.Legionaries ...

The Battle of Cannae, which unfolded on the plains of Cannae in southern Italy in 216 BC. This battle, handed down through ...

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 ...

Every other Wednesday, like clockwork, my salary arrives in my bank account. By Thursday, most of it is gone. Recently, as I contemplated its biweekly appearance and disappearance, I started thinking ...

Equipping hundreds of thousands of Roman soldiers required far more than skilled blacksmiths. Military workshops, supply ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have uncovered remains of a 1,800-year-old Roman ...

What it tells us about the past: This tall, semi-cylindrical shield, which is in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, is one of the few surviving examples of a Roman "scutum," the most ...

A virtual reconstruction of the Berlanga Cup 3D Stoa—Archaeology and Heritage / Cambridge University Press under CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists may have identified the origins of a recently discovered 1,900 ...

A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were infected by three types of intestinal parasite—roundworm, whipworm, and ...

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