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 ...

The ancient Greek and Roman armies were large and fearsome for their time ... organized their troops into smaller formations capable of acting independently of the rest of the army. Greek hoplite ...

Regarded by historians with either denial or disdain, these women warriors have always had to fight for recognition ...

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Nearly everyone around the world knows the Olympic Games that began in ancient Greece, but who really knows what the Pythian Games are? In the heart of ancient Greece, in Delphi, these games honored ...

Because crucifixion was a Roman execution, Roman soldiers needed to carry it out. Roman soldiers whipped ... The Romans intended to make it brutal and bloody. They had mastered the art of cruel ...

An insight into Roman military life and the past behind the archaeological remains. With a history that goes back almost 2,000 years, you can imagine how life was for the 800 soldiers - including ...

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