The structures, which were built between A.D. 50 and 75, include a street and wooden buildings that were once part of a Roman legionary fortress, according to a statement. The construction itself ...
Carrow Hill fort is the first Roman fort found in the Vale of Gwent - with probable links to the Caerleon legionary fortress The site would have provided defensive positions, camping and kitchens ...
It was once one of just three permanent legionary fortresses in Britain ... and was home to the powerful Silures tribe and ...
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Roman military structure in Turkey dating to the fourth century, when Emperor Constantius II ruled.
An auxiliary was a soldier who was not a Roman citizen. He was only paid a third of a legionary’s wage. Auxiliaries guarded forts and frontiers but also fought in battles, often in the front ...
An excavation at a Roman fortress in the country of Georgia has revealed a gold offering to a god of war, a colorful mosaic and other artifacts.
During the dig, the team uncovered a “unique” gold plaque with a Greek inscription dedicated to Jupiter Dolichenus, a mysterious ancient deity popular among Roman soldiers, the center said. A photo ...
Archaeologists have uncovered a "unique" gold artifact dedicated to an ancient deity at the site of a Roman fort, hinting at the existence of a lost temple. The votive plaque is among the "most ...
A rare piece of Roman armour - reconstructed ... in the same building of the fort, and together they offer a tantalising ...
"The street and early timber buildings date from circa AD 50-75, and formed elements of the Roman legionary fortress which underlies central Exeter," he said. He explained they probably ...
An auxiliary was a soldier who was not a Roman citizen. He was only paid a third of a legionary’s wage. Auxiliaries guarded forts and frontiers but also fought in battles, often in the front ...