The nearly complete skeleton, with severed feet and a pugio on the back, leaves the cause of death and burial a "real mystery ...

A pair of Dutch metal detectorists uncovered an unusual hoard of Roman and British coins dating back to Biblical times, ...

A payslip belonging to a Roman auxiliary soldier, posted on Twitter back in March 2019 by archaeologist Joanne Ball, shows that the imperial grunt was left penniless immediately after getting paid ...

Archaeologists in the Netherlands unearthed the tomb of a Roman soldier believed to date back to the beginning of the Common Era in the town of Heerlen. The discovery was made during recent ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...

Some soldiers lived with their families—dozens ... Barbarians who served in the Roman army brought back Roman knowledge, weapons, and military strategy, says Michael Meyer, an archaeologist ...

Roman soldiers lined up for battle in a tight formation ... how they miss their friends and their families and the good wine back at home. But the main thing that they seem to moan about is ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique grave of a Roman soldier “from year 0” in the Netherlands, shedding light on the ancient civilisation’s presence in the region. The 2,000-year-old ...