Researchers suggest that when Roman legions were at the empire's remote northern frontiers, they relied on local craftspeople ...

Scientists discovered 14 kilograms of ancient Roman chain mail armor near Bonn, Germany, revealing how soldiers recycled and ...

What it is: A wooden and leather shield used by a Roman soldier in battle When it was made: Second century A.D.

Examination of a 14kg hoard of mail armor near the Roman legionary fortress of Bonn, Germany, offers new insights into the ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled ... He also carried a 'pilum' (javelin), a helmet, armor, shield and a pack with supplies. Soldiers were rigorously trained to march long distances ...

A Roman soldier was a well-trained fighting machine. He could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. He could swim or cross rivers in boats, build bridges and smash his way ...

Near the site of the ancient Roman legionary fortress in Bonn, Germany, archaeologists uncovered a 14-kilogram cache of ...

The soldiers were the best trained, they had the best weapons and the best armour. The Roman army conquered a huge empire. A Roman soldier could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and ...

For several weeks, conservators at the National Museums Scotland have been working tirelessly to reconstruct a 1,800-year-old segment of a Roman soldier’s armor that had been broken into a ...

The armour has been reconstructed from more than 100 pieces found in the Scottish Borders A rare piece of Roman armour - reconstructed from dozens of fragments - has gone on display in its ...