The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of more than a hundred soldiers who died in combat.

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of more than a hundred soldiers who ...

The remains of about 150 Roman soldiers have been discovered beneath a soccer field in the Austrian capital of Vienna, indicating a fierce battle against Germanic warriors happened there in the ...

The best evidence yet that Roman gladiators fought lions: a bite mark. For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is ...

Archaeologists have discovered a first-century A.D. Roman mass grave beneath a soccer field in Vienna. It had the remains of both Roman soldiers and Germanic tribesmen.

The site was the permanent military base of more than 5,000 Roman soldiers for over 180 years, from 117–120 to approximately 300 CE. Now archaeologists. In February 2024, the discovery of the camp of ...

About 2,000 years ago, Roman soldiers dug a deep and narrow defensive ditch on the outside of a fort in an attempt to stymie oncoming enemies who weren’t paying attention or misjudged the depth ...