An exceptionally preserved 30-pound Roman chainmail, found in 2012 in Bonn, Germany, reveals how ancient soldiers repaired and recycled their armor when they had to take matters into their own ...

There is evidence that Roman soldiers on the frontiers were more self-sufficient, repairing and recycling their own armor. However, the extent to which surrounding settlements played a role in ...

The soldiers were the best trained, they had the best weapons and the best armour. The Roman army conquered a huge empire. A Roman soldier could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled ... He also carried a 'pilum' (javelin), a helmet, armor, shield and a pack with supplies. Soldiers were rigorously trained to march long distances ...

The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of ...

When construction workers started churning up skeletal remains, a project to renovate a soccer field outside Vienna, Austria, morphed into an archaeological dig, and it wasn’t l ...

A Roman soldier was a well-trained fighting machine. He could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. He could swim or cross rivers in boats, build bridges and smash his way ...