Joining the Roman army promised honor and rewards, but survival was never guaranteed. Soldiers faced decades of brutal ...

In 378 AD, the Battle of Adrianople became one of the worst disasters in Roman military history. Emperor Valens marched ...

Researchers suggest that when Roman legions were at the empire's remote northern frontiers, they relied on local craftspeople for equipment repairs. Reading time 2 minutes What would you do if, while ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers found more than aged vintage in a Spanish wine cellar, instead discovering the tombstone of a Roman cavalry rider that rewrites what we ...

University students and archaeologists located an ancient Roman military camp beyond the empire’s northern frontier in the Netherlands. Photo from Constructing the Limes A team of university students ...