Archaeologists said the discovery of the mass grave is especially important because the Romans often cremated their dead, and ...

Archaeologists found the remains of at least 129 people, many of them bearing the injuries of battle, dating to when Rome ...

But what exactly made the Roman army so successful ... a Roman soldier would throw a long, iron-tipped spear, called a pilum, made to bend when it hit the target. Which meant the enemy couldn ...

Archaeologists in Austria have uncovered a rare Roman-era mass grave beneath a football field, revealing the remains of young ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions ... and kill expertly with all the weapons they carried. The toughest postings for soldiers ...

Dr. Pearson’s book addresses one of the most significant gaps in our knowledge of the Roman Army, its central administrative structure, the bureaucracy that underpinned the Roman military machine.

and weapons, as well as equipment and gear belonging to soldiers. Included amongst the finds were slingshots embossed with the stamp of the Roman army’s third legion, an Imperial Roman army ...