The intaglio was likely set in a signet ring and used to stamp correspondence at Bremenium, a military outpost located ...
The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery ...
The Roman Empire wanted to reach every place on the planet and they came close to doing so. Especially if we take into ...
Archaeologists have recently unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman military camp, nestled high in the Swiss Alps at an altitude of over 7,000 feet. Initially mistaken for an ancient Roman dwelling, this ...
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Why You Wouldn't want to be the 10th Roman soldier

Life in the Roman army was brutal, even when not actively fighting bloodthirsty Carthaginians or rebellious gladiators. Military discipline was strict and punishments were often harsh.
Right next to Cirencester — the largest Cotswolds town — are the remains of a gigantic amphitheatre which are literally ...
TEHRAN – Hundreds of people spent their Friday evening at Tehran’s Enghelab Square, awaiting the unveiling of a statue ...
The undeniable fact is that multiple parties share responsibility for the toxic state of today’s civil-military relations.
It said it was believed the burial could be of a Roman official or Army officer, as one of the skeletons was buried with a ...