Roman kids wore shoes that reflected their parents' status. ... In the barracks, for example, children's shoes mimicked the common boot of adult soldiers.

For Roman soldiers stationed on the frontier of the Empire, repairing armor meant recycling, the more precious metals became. The research is based on a 30-pound chainmail hoard found in Bonn, ...

Hadrian, who ordered the wall to be built in 122CE after a visit to Britannia, had a different vision of empire than his predecessors, says Frances McIntosh, curator for English Heritage’s 34 ...

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.

Built during the republic and empire, a vast network of roads made moving goods and troops easier through all corners of the Roman world. Begun in 312 B.C., the Appian Way is perhaps the most ...

The use of "barbarian" soldiers is nothing new, but how do Game of Thrones' Wildlings differ from the Huns, Goths, and Vandals that swept into the later Roman empire?

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 ...