In South Moravia, Czechia, archaeologists have found a bronze fragment from a Roman wrist purse which dates back 1,800 years, ...

In fact, so many shoes have been found across the two sites, the Vindolanda archaeological trust maintains a "shoe specialist ...

Excavations of the northern defensive ditches of Magna Fort have revealed 32 shoes buried in the “semi-anaerobic low oxygen deposits,” according to a July 2 news release from the Vindolanda Charitable ...

Ancient Rome was a rigidly hierarchical society where the ruling elite stigmatized everyone who had to work with their hands. Yet Roman workers still found ways to resist exploitation through strikes ...

Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen donned army fatigues as he visited soldiers stationed along the Thai-Cambodia border today. Footage shows the ex-dictator wearing a military uniform as he met troops ...

Students and archaeologists located temporary Roman military camp near Hoog Buurlo beyond ancient empire’s northern frontier, university said and photos show.

Swiss soldiers had already been picked to guard the pope in 1506 by Pope Julius II, known as the “Warrior Pope.” He chose them because the Swiss were renowned fighters throughout Europe then.

At the edge of the Roman Empire, near Hadrian’s Wall in what is now northern England, the Vindolanda archaeological site has yielded a remarkable collection of Roman shoes—over 7,000 of them.

Read More: The Hierarchy of the 1,200-Year-Long Roman Empire The Han Dynasty also spent less on its military, possibly because it faced fewer external threats than the Roman Empire. As such, less ...

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.

Despite their prominence, the empire dissolved around 100 CE, leaving behind a legacy of mystery and speculation about their descendants. The Huns, however, first marched into Europe at around 370 CE.

PALMYRA, Syria (AP) — Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving tourism, which they say could provide a much ...