Kristof: So let’s go back to the Nativity. Of the four Gospels, two describe the virgin birth of Jesus and two don’t mention ...

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 ...

Paul Mescal reflects on filming Gladiator 2 with Ridley Scott’s unique camera technique, recalling camera personnel dressing ...

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 ...

Oleksandr deserted from the front line in eastern Ukraine after watching his fellow servicemen being pulverised by Russian ...

A recent study published in the journal Antiquity sheds new light on how Roman soldiers maintained and repaired their chainmail armor on the empire's northern frontiers. Researchers from Czechia ...

A 2,000-year-old tomb discovered in Heerlen, Netherlands, contained the remains of a Roman soldier. The site was first believed to be a cellar, but was determined to be a tomb after the discovery ...

It is almost three years since thousands of people fled war-ravaged Ukraine and settled in Wales, moving into homes with ...

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 grave was ...

and probably belonged to a Roman soldier who lost his life in battle. Few examples of this type of shield have survived over the millennia, even though it is well known from depictions in art.

the tomb of a Roman soldier named Flaccus. This find, dating to the late 1st century BCE and early 1st century CE, represents one of the most significant pieces of evidence of Roman presence in the ...