Roman soldier found buried face down with a dagger on his back in newly revealed fortress in Spain
The nearly complete skeleton, with severed feet and a pugio on the back, leaves the cause of death and burial a "real mystery ...
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This Roman soldier’s 1,900-year-old payslip confirms the green weenie is immortal
A payslip belonging to a Roman auxiliary soldier, posted on Twitter back in March 2019 by archaeologist Joanne Ball, shows that the imperial grunt was left penniless immediately after getting paid ...
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Statue of soldiers in the Roman Army
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 ...
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What was life like in the Roman army?
A group of Roman re-enactors ... the most fantastic details about the soldiers’ lives, how they miss their friends and their families and the good wine back at home. But the main thing that ...