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 Augustus ...
Roman Legionary 58 BC–AD 69 (United Kingdom: Bloomsbury USA, 2003). D'Amato, Raffaele. Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier: From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC-AD 192 (United Kingdom: Frontline, ...
Radiocarbon dating and a coin minted in 251 AD found within the well confirmed the remains dated to the second half of the third century AD, perfectly coinciding with the Crisis of the Third Century ...
VIENNA, Austria (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - Archaeologists discovered a mass grave of over 100 Roman soldiers dating back to the ancient empire while renovating a sports field. Officials with the Wien ...
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 ...
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 first ...
The tall, adult men probably died during the battle of Mursa in 260 C.E., according to a new analysis of their remains ...