The survival of a brimmed wool cap that is roughly 1,600-year-old offers an unusually intimate glimpse into how a single Roman soldier may have faced the brutal light and grit of Egypt. Instead of ...
What it tells us about the past: This tall, semi-cylindrical shield, which is in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, is one of the few surviving examples of a Roman "scutum," the most ...
THEY may have ruled half the world 2,000 years ago, but even the mighty Romans were a bit stingy when it came to paying their staff. An ancient payslip uncovered by archaeologists has revealed how a ...
A payslip from 1,900 years ago found in Masada, shows a Roman auxiliary soldier was left broke after the military deducted the costs of his food, clothing and equipment from his salary. According to ...
A recent study published in the journal Antiquity sheds new light on how Roman soldiers maintained and repaired their chainmail armor on the empire's northern frontiers. Researchers from Czechia and ...
View post: One of Huckberry's Most Popular Insulated Jackets Is Nearly $100 Off In South Moravia, Czechia, archaeologists have found a bronze fragment from a Roman wrist purse which dates back 1,800 ...
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