Throughout the history of Rome, from the republic to the age of empire, the Roman Legions were the best conventional fighting ...

The oldest signs of lead pollution are found in the Aegean Sea region of Greece, dating back to ancient times, a new study ...

An author believes he has discovered a previously unknown battle involving a famous lost Roman legion. Using clues from aerial photography and chance finds in fields, archaeologist and Roman ...

Bad Homburg is a wealthy German city whose economic prosperity owes much to its proximity to Frankfurt, attracting many business executives who have chosen it as their place of residence. These ...

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 ...

In 1954, the children’s novel ‘The Eagle of the Ninth’ popularised the legend of the disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion in Caledonia. Recent research has shown the Ninth was not ...