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

To mark the opening of the Colosseum in 80 C.E., the Roman emperor Titus staged a staggering spectacle, flooding the arena ...

In the amphitheater of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott trains his lens on fighters and emperors—but no account of ancient ...

The 2,000-year-old knife handle was found in the Tyne River at Corbridge Roman Town on Hadrian’s Wall, a defensive barrier built by the occupying Romans in northeast England. The town had a ...

To make it suitable for soldiers in combat, the helmet goggles would include an overlay to help keep track of navigational waypoints and the position of friendly and enemy forces—just like in a ...

An exhibition featuring original sketchbook drawings by a military award-winning First World War Altrincham soldier has opened in Sale. The Remembrance Exhibition at the Trafford Local Studies Centre, ...

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 ...

Wanting to stop the endless sacrifice of Roman soldiers for the emperors’ vanity, Acacius and Lucilla meet with a handful of trusted senators, including Nielsen’s fellow Gladiator holdover ...

The first surprise was the discovery of a pit containing the remains of a German soldier, likely fallen in battle in February 1945 during the ... out for their characteristic design and were preserved ...

A mummified ice age cub from Siberia is the first known mummy of a sabre-toothed cat, and its discovery is generating ripples of excitement among paleontologists. The mummy's exceptional ...

According to the Lebanese government, three Lebanese soldiers were killed and three injured in an Israeli attack. A passing convoy of the UN mission UNIFIL was also hit and several peacekeepers ...

Archaeologists think it’s an offering to Jupiter Dolichenus, a god revered by Roman soldiers. The fortress, known as Apsaros, lies along Georgia’s western coast in what is now the town of Gonio.