An ancient mass grave of Roman war horses has been found in Stuttgart—but one burial, complete with grave goods, suggests a soldier’s love ran far deeper than duty. In a groundbreaking discovery in ...

In fact, most of the skirmishes (there was never a full-scale battle) were won by the Lusitanians by sheer force of numbers including their womenfolk who willingly donned armour to hold ... a ...

Archaeologists used carbon-14 dating to determine the age of the bones, whilst also examining artifacts including armour and helmet cheek protectors. "The most likely theory at the moment is that this ...

Could you survive as a Roman soldier on Hadrian's Wall ... 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?

Sometime during the first century C.E., a fierce battle took place in what is now Vienna, Austria—likely between Roman soldiers and ... a few pieces of scale armor and nails used on the bottom ...

The 129 bodies, which were likely a mix of Roman soldiers and Germanic tribesmen ... while also consulting the artifacts, which included armor and helmet cheek protectors. "The most likely ...

VIENNA, Austria (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - Archaeologists discovered a mass grave of over 100 Roman soldiers dating back to the ancient empire while renovating a sports field. Officials with the Wien ...

"As cremation burials were common in the European parts of the Roman Empire around 100 AD, body burials were an absolute exception, " she explained. "Finds of Roman skeletons from this period are ...

Sometime between the mid-first century and early second century CE, Roman legionaries clashed with ... that the human remains likely belonged to soldiers who died during a battle involving ancient ...

You can check out at any time. More info More than 6,000 "modern" body armour units are being acquired for Irish soldiers, the Tanaiste has said. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon ...

Historian Tristan Hughes investigates what it was really like to fight as a legionary soldier in the ... is contrasted with the Roman sword, optimized for penetrating armour.