Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app. Amid ongoing tensions with Pakistan, the Indian Army has issued tender to procure shoulder-fired Very Short Range Air Defence ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Oberstimm, Germany. The highly rare find provides a unique glimpse into the military equipment used by ...

They are all of a similar height, matching the minimum requirement for the Roman army, and originated from other parts of the empire, including the Middle East, mainland Europe and the Mediterranean.

Although first built by the Roman army before Hadrian's Wall, Vindolanda became the wall's construction and garrison base. Experts think Vindolanda was demolished and completely re-built no fewer ...

The statement, translated from German to English, noted the town was one of the region's "most important Roman military sites" in ancient times. A cavalry unit there boasted around 700 horses at ...

Archaeologists discovered over 100 skeletons of horses used by the Roman calvary. The site was a known military stronghold for the Roman army. A well-defined horse cemetery uncovered in Stuttgart ...

The first known venatio took place in 185 B.C.E., when Roman general Marcus Fulvius Nobilior celebrated his military victories by setting up a staged hunt. “For the first time an athletic contest was ...

Mike Bishop, an independent scholar who has extensively studied Roman gladiators and the Roman military, told Live Science in an email that "the paper is certainly interesting, largely for ...

By the third century CE, it was a key military and political hub. Constantine the Great was declared emperor there in 306. With Roman elites present, the city likely saw its share of games and ...

“They prove the great strategic importance of Carnuntum within the Roman military system and provide new insights into the military security of the north-south connection,” Eduard ...

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