Archaeologists have unearthed a unique grave of a Roman soldier “from year 0” in the Netherlands, shedding light on the ancient civilisation’s presence in the region. The 2,000-year-old ...

A Roman soldier likely threw away the worn-out shoe about 2,000 years ago. The ancient Roman shoe fragments found at a playground in Haltern am See. Photo from LWL / J. Mühlenbrock ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...

Archaeologists excavating a playground in Germany unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman soldier’s shoe, ovens and a game piece. Photo from LWL / B. Tremmel For archaeologists in Germany, the worn-out ...

The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of more than a hundred soldiers who died in combat.

Soccer field renovations near Vienna, Austria recently revealed a significant—if grim—archeological find: a mass grave dating back to the first century CE and Roman empire.The gravesite ...

One Roman soldier had enormous feet, 2,000-year-old waterlogged leather shoe reveals. Sun Chariot: An ornate Bronze Age treasure that may have featured in an ancient Nordic religious ceremony.

Archaeologists unearthed one long-lost soldier’s 2,000-year old caliga shoe in an ancient trash pit during excavations near a playground close to the former Roman military and civilian colony of ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique grave of a Roman soldier “from year 0” in the Netherlands, shedding light on the ancient civilisation’s presence in the region. The 2,000-year-old ...