It was once one of just three permanent legionary fortresses in Britain ... and was home to the powerful Silures tribe and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Roman military structure in Turkey dating to the fourth century, when Emperor Constantius II ruled.

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 ...

The Roman army was huge. It was divided up into groups called ‘legions’. Each legion had between 4,000 ... Presenter: The fort here at Vindolanda was the home to 800 soldiers and their job ...

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.

A Roman legionary fortress was established in York in AD71 and developed into the town known as Eboracum. "The settlement persisted into a city during the medieval period, receiving a circuit of ...

A rare piece of Roman armour - reconstructed ... in the same building of the fort, and together they offer a tantalising ...

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 ...

“The arm guard is displayed alongside a well-preserved section of iron body armour uncovered in the same building of the fort, and together they offer a tantalising glimpse into the life of a ...