The legionaries were the elite (very best) soldiers. A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit had to be fighting fit - anyone who was weak or too short was ...

The legionaries were the elite (very best) soldiers. A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit had to be fighting fit - anyone who was weak or too short was ...

To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching. The character of Roman art history has changed in recent years. More than ever ...

A Roman altar dedicated to Mars, found in Marton, Lincolnshire, has revealed a fascinating connection to a soldier of the XI Claudia Legion of the Roman Empire. The altar, which was discovered in a ...

Through well-illustrated essays by leading scholars in the field, various types of gardens are examined, from how Romans actually created their gardens to the experience of gardens as revealed in ...

Architectural remains of the 1,800-year-old Roman VIth ‘Ferrata’ Iron Legion military base were uncovered in a recent excavation carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA ...

Not much information exists about Roman women in the first century. Women were not allowed to be active in politics, so nobody wrote about them. Neither were they taught how to write, so they ...

Her raid launched years of back-and-forth fighting between the Roman legion and the Kush. At times the legion won victories, razing Nubian towns to the ground, but Amanirenas fought back with ...

The structures, which were built between A.D. 50 and 75, include a street and wooden buildings that were once part of a Roman legionary fortress, according to a statement. The construction itself ...

Carrow Hill fort is the first Roman fort found in the Vale of Gwent - with probable links to the Caerleon legionary fortress The site would have provided defensive positions, camping and kitchens ...

"The street and early timber buildings date from circa AD 50-75, and formed elements of the Roman legionary fortress which underlies central Exeter," he said. He explained they probably ...

By Jillian Steinhauer Tamara de Lempicka’s first major U.S. survey invokes her as a trailblazing techno-feminist who borrowed freely from art history. But it also buries her erratic second act.