The findings, published in the journal Parasitology, are the first evidence for Giardia duodenalis in Roman Britain. Hadrian’s Wall was built by the Romans in the early 2nd Century AD to defend their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Archaeologists excavated an ...

For more than 600 years, the chainmail worn by Roman soldiers was essential gear across the entire empire, no matter where a soldier was stationed. The further the frontier stretched from supply ...

St. Andrew Stratelates was a third-century Roman military commander who was martyred for his faith in Christ during the reign of Emperor Maximian (284-305). His feast day is Aug. 19. When the Persian ...

From party invitations to requests for warm socks, letters discovered at Vindolanda, England gave first-hand accounts of everyday life inside a Roman fort. Roman outpostAn aerial view shows the ...