Historian Adrian Goldsworthy reveals the brutal training, bureaucratic grind and uncertain rewards of life in the Roman ...

Mentioned first in a 1 AD biography of Alexander the Great, the gladius sword was the standardized weapon for the feared Roman foot soldiers. It was shot and double-edged, which made it a ...

Roman soldiers in Augustus’ day carried roughly 40 pounds on their back, including food, cooking utensils, swords, and other weapons ... in say modern-day Syria or Egypt.

Archaeolgists Find Roman Soldier's Purse with 'Logistical Cash' Declan Gallagher. Sat, July 5, ... but this is the first of its kind to be discovered in modern-day Czechia.

Archaeolgists have discovered a Roman soldier's wrist purse along with coins, or dinaii, in a first-of-its-kind discovery in the region.