Remains of the largest Roman military base ever found in Israel have been discovered under a northern kibbutz wheatfield at the foot of Tel Megiddo, the site of the biblical Armageddon. Over 5,000 ...

A suave bronze head of Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, dominates the start of this new exhibition at the British Museum. Take a moment to savour its glaring inlaid eyes, if imperial-grade art is your ...

Life in a Roman legion was nasty, brutish and, providing a legionary survived his 25-year enlistment, a long march to citizenship and wealth. “Legion,” now at the British Museum, is a superb ...

The researchers concluded that the construction of the siege system took about two weeks. “Once the assault ramp was completed, the Romans launched a brutal attack, ultimately capturing the fortress ...

Buried under a Serbian cornfield close to a coalmine, the well-preserved remains of a Roman legion's headquarters are being excavated by archaeologists who say its rural location makes it unique.

Archaeologists have uncovered remains of a 1,800-year-old Roman military base that once housed thousands of soldiers. The base is located at the foot of Tel Megiddo—the site of an ancient city in ...

The excavation area in Megiddo. Architectural remains of the 1,800-year-old base of the Roman Iron Legion were uncovered in a recent excavation carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority at the ...

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. The construction company ...

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Archaeologists have unearthed the complete skeletal remains of seven Roman soldiers at the base of an ancient well in eastern ...

Researchers also found artifacts including weapons and military equipment. Scientists at Switzerland’s University of Basel used Light Detection and Ranging lasers to create 3D models of the terrain, ...