An ancient Roman cavalry helmet discovered in 2001 will go on display in the U.K., museum officials said. This is the replica. Photo from the Harborough Museum, Leicestershire, UK Two decades ago, a ...

Two Roman cavalry swords have been discovered by passionate local metal detectorist Glenn Manning in the Cotswolds, England. They are almost 2,000 years old and were found alongside the remnants of ...

The helmet has been a powerful symbol of Roman Britain since it was discovered over 200 years ago.

Is ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ it possible that two old swords, buried only an inch below a field in Gloucestershire, contain the secret of a long-gone chapter of Britain’s history? The response of archaeologists ...

Over two decades ago, a group of amateur archaeologists stumbled upon what appeared to be an ordinary, unremarkable clump of metal in a field in Leicestershire, the U.K. Initially dismissed as a mere ...

“The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse” is a saying that holds true for the Roman Empire, which expanded through the strength of its army, including its cavalry. An archaeological ...

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A metal detectorist in Wales found 16 artifacts left near a “sacred spring” over 1,700 years ago, archaeologists said. Photo shows a representative area of Anglesey. Photo from Phil C via Unsplash An ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gladius sword roman empire One of the great strengths of the Roman army was its ability to evolve over time — tactically, ...

Two decades ago, a group of amateur archaeologists unearthed a large metal object from a hillside in the English midlands. The unassuming brown clump was not much to behold, and the archaeologists ...