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The viral nature of the term “Roman Empire” makes it easy to forget the trend started because ancient Rome had one of the most unforgettable armies in history. A new show at the British Museum is ...

Archaeologists in Germany made a surprising discovery during an educational dig: a Roman fort that experts say has been lost for centuries. The archaeologists found the Roman fort in the Hessian Ried ...

A suave bronze head of Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, dominates the start of this new exhibition at the British Museum. Take a moment to savour its glaring inlaid eyes, if imperial-grade art is your ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists are mapping the location of sling bullets on an ancient battlefield to learn more ...

An archaeologist from the Netherlands found the ruins of a massive Roman army camp a few miles outside of Amsterdam. The fort was likely established by the Roman Emperor Caligula to house troops that ...

While excavating at the ancient fort of La Loma in the northern Iberian Peninsula, archaeologists found the shattered ...

Life in a Roman legion was nasty, brutish and, providing a legionary survived his 25-year enlistment, a long march to citizenship and wealth. “Legion,” now at the British Museum, is a superb ...

The meaning of the carving remains a mystery. Tossal de la Cala in Benidorm as seen from the end of Poniente Beach. Photo: Arturo Rosas/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Richard ...

The remains of an ancient Roman fort dating back nearly 2,000 years have been unearthed underneath a bus station in southern England. The fort, located in Exeter, is a “very important and completely ...

Austrian ruins previously known as the Desolate Castle were actually once a Roman bridgehead fort. The site served as a strategic trade crossing for the Danube River as part of the historic Amber Road ...

A group of enthusiasts regularly transform themselves into a Roman legion and teach us a host of interesting things about ancient Rome. Fans of armies and battles from times gone by are legion on the ...