As a result, the Roman state gave legal rewards to women who had successfully given birth. After three live babies (or four children for former slaves), women were recognized as legally independent.

Unusually large shoes discovered at a Roman fort have left archaeologists baffled. Earlier this year, 32 shoes were dug up at ...

In fact, so many shoes have been found across the two sites, the Vindolanda archaeological trust maintains a "shoe specialist ...

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What was everyday life like for Romans living in Britain? Learn about Roman villas, technology and family life in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 primary history guide.

Not much information exists about Roman women in the first century. Women were not allowed to be active in politics, so nobody wrote about them. Neither were they taught how to write, so they ...