Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of ancient Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt — a first for one of Eastern ...

The story of Longinus is one of the most powerful tales of spiritual transformation in history. A Roman soldier, tasked with the routine duty at the crucifixion of Jesus, ended up changing his life ...

Nearly two millennia ago at an ancient port on the Red Sea, elite Roman officers seem to have kept some unusual primate pets—and loved them dearly. In a Roman animal cemetery at the port of Berenike, ...

Archaeologists researching a battlefield in Switzerland discovered a Roman military camp 7,000 feet above sea level. The camp is roughly 2,000 years old and ties to the Roman battlefield in the Colm ...

A Norwegian archaeologist believes that the Norwegians were on their way to the Roman Empire as mercenaries around the year ...

Volunteer archaeologists armed with satellite imagery helped identify four previously unknown Roman-era marching camps. The camps, all located in Germany, were dated to the early third century C.E.

Roman military officers stationed in Egypt kept pet monkeys imported from India as a symbol of wealth, according to a new study of an ancient animal cemetery containing the bodies of dozens of ...

It is one of only three helmets with face masks ever found in Roman Britain. The helmet bowl has been highly decorated with a scene of apparent combat between six cavalry and 11 infantry soldiers.

Two remarkable Roman altars, unearthed in Scotland, are set to go on public display for the first time, offering a tantalizing glimpse into the religious lives of Roman soldiers on the Empire's ...

Long before cats became internet icons or household companions, they earned their place by solving a very practical problem. Around 2,000 years ago, the Roman military relied on cats to keep rats out ...

Two Mithraic Roman altars are to be displayed as a part of an upcoming exhibition after being acquired for the nation.