Image caption, This modern painting shows Roman soldiers at Birdoswald Fort (Hadrian's Wall). A centurion watches men training. After a long day’s march, Roman soldiers had to build a camp ...

Image caption, This modern painting shows Roman soldiers at Birdoswald Fort (Hadrian's Wall). A centurion watches men training. After a long day’s march, Roman soldiers had to build a camp ...

For Roman soldiers stationed on the frontier of the Empire, repairing armor meant recycling, the more precious metals became.

They traced the pottery to ancient Italy, confirming that Flaccus was indeed a Roman soldier. Previous digs in the region, unearthing pottery shreds, could not prove the presence of a settlement ...

A recent study published in the journal Antiquity sheds new light on how Roman soldiers maintained and repaired their chainmail armor on the empire's northern frontiers. Researchers from Czechia ...

and probably belonged to a Roman soldier who lost his life in battle. Few examples of this type of shield have survived over the millennia, even though it is well known from depictions in art.

What it is: A wooden and leather shield used by a Roman soldier in battle Where it is from: Dura-Europos, Syria When it was made: Second century A.D. Related: Babylonian tablet preserves student's ...