Take, for instance, the full breastplate from a medieval suit of armour or the Roman soldier’s helmet ... luggage contained all sorts of ancient treasures, from an antique mustache curler ...

Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who had once served in the Roman army, escaped from slavery in 73 BCE. What began as a prison ...

A rare 1,800-year-old Roman relief of the Victory goddess Victoria has been uncovered at Vindolanda Fort near Hadrian’s Wall ...

The relief depicts a woman, identified by archaeologists as the goddess Victoria, or Victory, according to the release. The ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman settlement in the United Kingdom found an oven used for making construction materials, photos show. Photo from Cotswold Archaeology Sifting through the ...

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is believed to be an ancient ... Roman Empire, which had several soldiers ...

Photos show the “rare” ancient Roman artifact. Photo from the City of Leuven Digging into the damp, marshy soil of central Belgium, archaeologists went about their typical work. The “routine ...

Excavations at the Tell Abu Seifi site in North Sinai uncovered extensive remains of ancient military fortifications ... Well-preserved Roman-era soldiers' dwellings were also unearthed, offering ...

The nearly 2,000-year-old example of Roman engineering is covered in penile carvings, thanks to the ancient citizens and soldiers leaving their marks, the Vindolanda Charitable Trust said.

The animal’s human rider, a Roman soldier, buried the creature in a shallow grave. As a parting gift, the soldier tucked a few mementos into the crook of one of the horse’s legs: two jugs and ...

Last year, ancient graffiti penises carved by Roman soldiers in 207 AD was found by archaeologists — with a total of 59 phallic etchings found across the 73-mile span. Researchers in 2018 ...