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Inside Roman combat training at Isca Augusta

Explore the rugged life of the 2nd Augustan Legion at the Isca Augusta fortress in South Wales. This video takes you inside ...
Greek Reporter

The Only Roman War Won Through an Act of Kindness

The Siege of Falerii stands out as the only Roman war won through an act of kindness, showcasing a strategy that led to their ...
Yahoo

Archaeologists Found an Ancient Roman Military Camp Hiding 7,000 Feet High in the Sky

Archaeologists researching a battlefield in Switzerland discovered a Roman military camp 7,000 feet above sea level. The camp is roughly 2,000 years old and ties to the Roman battlefield in the Colm ...
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Roman army camp discovered 7,000 feet up in the Alps

Archaeologists have recently unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman military camp, nestled high in the Swiss Alps at an altitude of over 7,000 feet. Initially mistaken for an ancient Roman dwelling, this ...

A Historian Found Evidence of a Hidden Army Inside the Roman Empire

A scholar reinterpreting historical and archaeological evidence in present-day Switzerland believes the Helvetians retained ...
Ancient Origins

Historian Finds Hidden Helvetian Army Operating Inside the Roman Empire

A new study by Columbia University historian John Ma has uncovered evidence of a hidden army operating within the Roman Empire during the first century AD. Published in the Journal of Roman Studies, ...
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Ancient Roman Military Camp Found High Up in Swiss Alps

The ancient Roman army didn’t seem to be afraid of anything, but they definitely weren’t afraid of heights, as evidenced by the discovery of a 2,000-year-old Roman military camp located 7,000 feet ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Long Before Machine Guns, Ancient Roman Troops Used This 2,000-Year-Old Rapid-Fire Weapon in Pompeii, New Research Suggests

Ancient Roman forces may have used the polybolos to quell a rebellion at Pompeii in 89 B.C.E. The unique weapon was likely ...
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Unusually Large Roman Shoes to Be Displayed in England

Ancient Romans made their imprint on fashion in myriad ways, and some footprints quite literally stand out amongst the rest. Several pairs of unusually large Roman shoes will be on display at the ...