Roman soldiers garrisoned at the fort of Vindolanda, located near Hadrian's Wall in northern England, were riddled with parasites that sapped their fighting fitness. In addition to lice-infested ...

The discovery of a single grave in a Dutch town has pushed the story of Rome’s northern frontier into sharper focus than any textbook map. Archaeologists in Heerlen have uncovered the carefully ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique grave of a Roman soldier “from year 0” in the Netherlands, shedding light on the ancient civilisation’s presence in the region. The 2,000-year-old grave was ...

What it tells us about the past: This tall, semi-cylindrical shield, which is in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, is one of the few surviving examples of a Roman "scutum," the most ...

Archaeologists uncovered the 2,000-year-old Flaccus tomb at Heerlen's Raadhuisplein during a town-square excavation.

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The British northern frontier was the edge of the Roman world — and a place of violence, boredom and opportunity, experts told Live Science. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall were infected by parasites that cause serious stomach upsets, reveals new research. An analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to the ...

Analysis of latrine sediments at the Roman fort of Vindolanda has revealed that at least three parasites were widespread among Roman soldiers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...