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The missing Roman legion: How 5,000 elite soldiers vanished without a trace

Imagine commanding a battle-tested force of five thousand heavily armed elite warriors, only to have the entire group evaporate completely from the pages of history. This is not the plot of a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Tokens That Roman Soldiers Used to Play Strategy Games

The tokens are roughly the size of a half-dollar coin and feature markings etched into their surfaces. Karabük University Archaeologists digging in the ancient Roman city of Hadrianopolis, located ...

Ancient tablet found at Roman fort in Netherlands bears Greek curse against enemies

The lead curse tablet found in the Netherlands was discovered by a team of Dutch archaeologists in a pit beneath the town ...
Newsweek

‘Extraordinary’ Roman Fort Discovered That Likely Housed 500 Soldiers

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An archaeologist has discovered an "extraordinary" ancient Roman fort ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Souvenir Bowl May Have Commemorated an Ancient Roman Soldier’s Service at Hadrian’s Wall. It Was Discovered on a Spanish Farm 1,900 Years Later

A virtual reconstruction of the Berlanga Cup 3D Stoa—Archaeology and Heritage / Cambridge University Press under CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists may have identified the origins of a recently discovered 1,900 ...
Gizmodo

X-Rays Reveal Gnarled Remains of Ancient Roman Military Sandal

The shoe — discovered at a nearly 2,000-year-old fort near a Bavarian village — consists of a sole with iron nails for traversing "rough terrain" Reading time 1 minute At first blush, the remains of ...
Gizmodo

Mass Grave of 150 Roman Soldiers Found Under Vienna Sports Field

The remains belonged to around 150 men between the ages of 20 and 30—all victims of a fierce battle. Reading time 3 minutes Sometime between the mid-first century and early second century CE, Roman ...
Artnet

A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Soldier’s Shoe Just Turned Up in Germany

Imagine walking on a bed of 60 nails. That’s how Romans soldiers did it, a recent find in Haltern am See, Germany confirmed. Archaeologists unearthed one long-lost soldier’s 2,000-year old caliga shoe ...
New York Post

Ancient Roman soldier’s monthly paycheck unearthed in pristine condition

What may have been a Roman soldier’s monthly paycheck has emerged from under the ground, officials announced this month. British officials recently unveiled the discovery of a 1,900-year-old Roman ...
Yahoo

Roman scutum: An 1,800-year-old shield dropped by a Roman soldier who likely died in battle

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. This tall, semi-cylindrical ...

Past to Present: Ancient Rome

Myf Warhurst, voiceover： Thousands of years ago, on the continent of Europe, people lived their everyday lives in one of the ...